What happens if we swallow while standing on our head?

Muscles force the food to travel down to your stomach.

What is the main function of the digestive system?

To break down food so our body can use it.

Look at this picture. How does the biody make sure food doesn't go down the wind-pipe

The "Epiglottis" blocks off the wind pipe when we swallow.

What does this part of the digestive system do?

Breaks and crushes our food into small pieces.

What is the job of the Salivary Glands?

They make Saliva which helps break down food in the mouth.

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1
What lives in our intestines that helps us break down our food?
Viruses.
Aliens.
Bacteria.
Gremlins.
2
What happens if we swallow while standing on our head?
Muscles force the food to travel down to your stomach.
Gravity doesn't work inside the body, so it floats up.
The food comes out our nose.
It is impossible to swallow while upside down.
3
What is the main function of the digestive system?
To take in oxygen from the air around us.
To circulate nutrients around our body.
To break down food so our body can use it.
To process information and tell us what to do.
4
What part of the digestive system is this?
The Small Intestine.
The Large Intestine.
The Stomach.
The Esophagus.
5
Look at this picture. How does the biody make sure food doesn't go down the wind-pipe
You use the force to make food go down the right way.
Food gets blown out of the pipe by our breath.
The "Epiglottis" blocks off the wind pipe when we swallow.
The windpipe is too narrow for food to go down.
6
The Large Intestine is longer than the Small Intestine. True of false?
True.
False.
7
How does the stomach digest food?
Because it is a sack of muscle, it physically crushes food.
It produces strong acids which break food down chemically.
It does both of these things.
8
What does this part of the digestive system do?
Nothing. It's just there to look good.
Produces acid to break food down.
Extracts water from our food and dries it out.
Breaks and crushes our food into small pieces.
9
If we take air into our stomach, how does it get out again?
It moves through the stomach lining and out the skin.
It doesn't it passes into our lungs.
We burp.
Air never goes into the stomach.
10
What is the job of the Salivary Glands?
They are extra muscles that make our jaw stronger.
They are extra bundles of nerves to help control the tongue.
They make Saliva which helps break down food in the mouth.
They keep the mouth warm so it can help food digest.

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