The Digestive System

Learn about The Digestion System

By Kaya Miriau

Paeroa College, NZ

Contents Slide

3 The Digestive System Diagram4 The purpose of the Digestive System Diagram5-9 The interesting facts: How much do you know?10 Digestive System Organ: The Liver

(diagram)11 The Purpose of the Liver

How does the Liver work13 Digestive System Organ: The Large Intestine

(diagram)14 The Purpose of the Large Intestine

How does the Large Intestine work 15 Cervical Cancer: What is it?16 Cervical Cancer: Symptoms and Treatment17 Cervical Cancer: Prevention

The Digestive System

The main purpose of the Digestive system is..

Purpose of the Digestive System

To break down food and absorb nutrients which are used by the body.

1. What 3 organs make up part of the Digestive tract?

a) Tongue, Pancreas, Small intestine b) Mouth, Oesophagus, Liver c) Mouth, Oesophagus, Stomach

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2. What length does an adult oesophagus range at?

a) 5 to 10 inchesb) 1 to 5 inchesc) 10 to 14 inches

3. What is the largest organ of the body in the digestive system? a) Large intestine

b) Liver c) Stomach

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4. How long does food usually stay in your stomach for? a) 15 to 30 minutes b) 2 to 3 hours c) 2 to 5 hours

5. How many layers of powerful muscle line the walls of the stomach?

a) 5 b) 3 c) 1

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6. What types of food are broken down by the digestive system?

a) Healthy foods b) Different varieties of food c) Fattening foods

7. What happens after the food is broken down?

a) It leaves your system b) Its transported to every part of your

body by the circulatory system c) Its transported to the brain by the circulatory system

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8. The small intestine is 22 feet long, True or False

9. When the food is in the mouth, is it; a) Cooled to a suitable temperature b) Warmed to a suitable temperature c) or both

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10. We make 1 to 3 pints of saliva a day, True or False

The Liver

The Purpose of the Liver

The liver works by producing bile. It converts glucose into glycogen, and keeps your body core temperature at 27 degrees Celsius. If your liver fails then your blood stream will build up with toxins and you could certainly almost die.

The main purpose of the liver is that it cleans the blood and releases the bile from the system.

How does the Liver work

The Large Intestine

Purpose of the Large Intestine

The main purpose of the large intestine is to absorb water from the undigested food back into the blood.

How does the Large Intestine work

The large intestine works by collecting and processing the waste products from the food you eat, into faeces, (which is bodily waste matter derived from ingested food).

Indigestion

A disease or problem you can get in the digestive system is indigestion.

There are a few symptoms that tell us whether you have indigestion or not.

Some of them are;Stomach discomfort.A dull ache or stabbing pain in the centre of the chest after eating.Wind burn andHeartburn

Indigestion

Yes it can,

There are some herbal remedies to help indigestion. But there are particular ones for different types of indigestion. The remedy to use to sooth the mucus membrane is Irish moss.

Can it be treated?

If the digestion is sluggish then consider a few of these herbal bitters which are;

Gentian

Golden seal and

Worm wood

Indigestion

Prevention• You can prevent this problem by avoiding fatty

foods, and avoiding having a large meal late at night as you will have a large amount of undigested food and acid in your stomach.

• You could try eating a slice of fresh pineapple after meals to ease the symptoms and to ensure that the nutrients required for digestive functions are present. Take a good multivitamin and mineral supplement.

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