BWA L2 Digestion
BWA L2 Digestion
6. What is the large intestines main job? Extract water from the waste
LOb: Understand the structure and role of the digestive
system
Learning Outcomes:
Recall the different parts of the
Keywords:
digestive system
Saliva, Pathogens, Describe food pathway from
Bile, Hydrochloric being ingested to being
acid, Peristalsis egested.
Explain the functions of the
different digestive organs
Did you know… The hydrochloric acid
that is found in our stomach is strong
enough to melt zinc metal. There is a
layer of mucus that protect the cells
and the cells regrow quickly which
protects our stomach from getting
damaged.
Mouth Pancreas
Pancreas
Large
intestine Stomach
Anus
Rectum
Salivary
Glands Liver
Mouth
Mouth
Salivary Glands
Oesophagus
Stomach
Liver
Pancreas
Small intestine
Large intestine
Rectum
Anus
Practical/Demo
Mouth
Key Words: Saliva, teeth, amylase, carbohydrase
The teeth grind the food into small pieces. The saliva
contains amylase which is a carbohydrase enzyme breaking
carbohydrates into glucose
Oesophagus
Key Words: bolus, peristalsis, muscle
At the back of the mouth the food is made into a ball called
a bolus. This bolus is pushed down the oesophagus by rings
of muscles. This contraction is called peristalsis.
Stomach
Key Words: Hydrochloric acid, muscle,
churning, enzymes, protease
Hydrochloric acid in the stomach gives a good environment
for enzymes to break food down ready for the small
intestines, The stomach muscles churn the food.
Liver
Key Words: Bile, fats, gall bladder, pH
Bile is a green liquid that is made in the liver but stored and released
by the gall bladder into the small intestine. Help digest fats and
increase pH so enzymes can work well in the small intestine.
Pancreas
Key Words: Carbohydrase, protease, lipase, lipids
Food doesn’t go into the pancreas or liver. The pancreas
releases enzymes into the small intestine that help digest
our food
Small Intestine
Key Words: Villi, absorbing, surface area
The longest part of the digestive system. It is made from
microscopic villi that help increase the surface area so more
nutrients can be absorbed more quickly
Large Intestine
Key Words: Indigestible food, absorbing, water
Mainly indigestible food and water enter the large intestine.
Its job is to absorb water back into the body
Rectum
Key Words: anus, faeces, defecation
The anus is the opening at the end of the digestive system.
Faeces, the waste food, is stored in the rectum ready to be
releases. This process is called defecation
Activity: Match some of these key words to the
correct parts of the digestive system
Made in the liver, stored in the gall bladder, released into the small intestine
Fats
Stomach has an acidic pH 2-3 whereas the small intestine is more alkali
Protease
If we couldn’t absorb water from the small intestine we would be more likely
ELEC ITY
Taboo
STOMACH
Taboo
SALIVA
Taboo
LARGE INTESTINE
Taboo
BILE
Taboo
PERISTALSIS