Human Digestive System

1.)T_________

2.)T_________

3.)S_________

4.)S________

5.)E_________

6.)E_________

7.)L_________

8.)G_________

9.)S_________

10.)P_________

11.)S_________

12.)R_________

Briefly outline the function of the following organs (Is it mechanical, chemical digestion
or both? What is produced? What is its purpose? How it works?)

Mouth and Esophagus:

Stomach:

Large Intestine:
1. Imagine you have just eaten a cheeseburger. Describe the path that the
cheeseburger will take through your digestive system, including how the food is
broken down by either physical/chemical digestion at each organ.

2. Explain how the small intestine, which fits into a fairly small space, manages to
have such a large area for absorbing food.

3. Describe the role tissues and cells play in digestion.

4. Recall that a paramecium is a single celled organism. The structures in a

paramecium that are involved in digestion include: an oral groove, food vacuoles
and an anal pore. Discuss how digestion in humans would differ from digestion
in a paramecium.