Your Twisted Your Twisted Digestive SystemDigestive System
By Siri and By Siri and
RochelleRochelle
Our Introduction Our Introduction
Your Digestive System is one of Your Digestive System is one of
the major systems in your body. It the major systems in your body. It
takes your food, breaks it down, takes your food, breaks it down,
makes energy and transports it to makes energy and transports it to
the rest of the body. Your the rest of the body. Your
Digestive System is very Digestive System is very
important.important.
How it worksHow it works
Your Digestive System is a Your Digestive System is a
thirty foot long tube. It begins thirty foot long tube. It begins
in the mouth where the teeth in the mouth where the teeth
and tongue break up the food and tongue break up the food
as it gets ready to go to the as it gets ready to go to the
esophagus, then on to the esophagus, then on to the
stomach.stomach.
More About How it Works More About How it Works
Acid is mixed with the food in the Acid is mixed with the food in the
stomach which then turns into stomach which then turns into
paste.paste.
Even More About How it Even More About How it WorksWorks
The paste goes into the small The paste goes into the small
intestine a little at a time. The intestine a little at a time. The
small intestine is 20-feet long. In small intestine is 20-feet long. In
the beginning of the small the beginning of the small
intestine the food is broken down intestine the food is broken down
even farther until it fits through even farther until it fits through
the small intestine. The large the small intestine. The large
intestine makes your solid waste.intestine makes your solid waste.
How to Eat Right to Help How to Eat Right to Help Your Digestive SystemYour Digestive System
You shouldn’t eat fats as often as rice or You shouldn’t eat fats as often as rice or
bread. You need to eat at least 3 servings of bread. You need to eat at least 3 servings of
fruits and veggies a day.fruits and veggies a day.
Did You Know?Did You Know?
Food stays in your Food stays in your esophagus 2-3 esophagus 2-3 seconds. seconds.
Food in large intestine Food in large intestine can stay for 10 hours can stay for 10 hours or up to several days.or up to several days.
If you chop of a piece If you chop of a piece of your liver it will grow of your liver it will grow itself back.itself back.
Did You Know?Did You Know?
Your food spends Your food spends
1-6 hours in your 1-6 hours in your
small intestine.small intestine.
Food stays in Food stays in
your stomach for your stomach for
4 hours!4 hours!
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