Solve the anagrams to label the digestive

system
Ho tum
Ravingly salad

Gaseous hop

Chasm to
Viler
Ballard geld Spear can
Mentalist lines
Entailing trees
Mr Cute
A sun
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Digestive System 28/11/2023

Learning Objective:
Describe how large insoluble molecules are digested into small soluble molecules
and absorbed

Outcome
Explain how the
Outcome
Outcome structure of the
Explain the purpose
Label the small intestine
of different parts of
digestive system allows efficient
the digestive system
absorption of food
substances.

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Solve the anagrams to label the digestive
system

gall bladder

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Digestive System 28/11/2023

Learning Objective:
Describe how large insoluble molecules are digested into small soluble molecules
and absorbed

Outcome
Explain how the
Outcome
Outcome structure of the
Explain the purpose
Label the small intestine
of different parts of
digestive system allows efficient
the digestive system
absorption of food
substances.

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Digestive System Journey
• Complete the flow chart or table to show the function of
different parts of the digestive system.
• Pill Camera Swallowed | Follow Through Gut | Guts | Earth Lab – Y
ouTube
• BBC One - Inside the Human Body, First to Last, An incredible journ
ey through the digestive system
• https://subscription.echalk.co.uk/Science/biology/digestiveSystem
/digestion.html

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Digestive System Journey
Organ Function Physical or
chemical?
Mouth
Salivary Glands
Oesophagus

Stomach

Pancreas
Liver
Gallbladder
Small intestine

Large intestine
Rectum
Anus
Digestive System Journey
Organ Function Physical or
chemical?
Mouth Increase surface area of food. Physical
Digestive System Journey
Organ Function Physical or
chemical?
Mouth Increase surface area of food. Physical
Salivary Glands Lubricates food and contains enzymes Chemical
Digestive System Journey
Organ Function Physical or
chemical?
Mouth Increase surface area of food. Physical
Salivary Glands Lubricates food and contains enzymes Chemical
Oesophagus Delivers food to stomach. Muscular tube, can force food against
gravity.
Digestive System Journey
Organ Function Physical or
chemical?
Mouth Increase surface area of food. Physical
Salivary Glands Lubricates food and contains enzymes Chemical
Oesophagus Delivers food to stomach. Muscular tube, can force food against
gravity.
Stomach Kills germs, digestion of proteins, Churns food with muscles walls Both
Digestive System Journey
Organ Function Physical or
chemical?
Mouth Increase surface area of food. Physical
Salivary Glands Lubricates food and contains enzymes Chemical
Oesophagus Delivers food to stomach. Muscular tube, can force food against
gravity.
Stomach Kills germs, digestion of proteins, Churns food with muscles walls Both
Pancreas Releases insulin to regulate blood sugar and enzymes for digestion Chemical
Digestive System Journey
Organ Function Physical or
chemical?
Mouth Increase surface area of food. Physical
Salivary Glands Lubricates food and contains enzymes Chemical
Oesophagus Delivers food to stomach. Muscular tube, can force food against
gravity.
Stomach Kills germs, digestion of proteins, Churns food with muscles walls Both
Pancreas Releases insulin to regulate blood sugar and enzymes for digestion Chemical
Liver Cleans toxins out of blood and makes bile Chemical
Digestive System Journey
Organ Function Physical or
chemical?
Mouth Increase surface area of food. Physical
Salivary Glands Lubricates food and contains enzymes Chemical
Oesophagus Delivers food to stomach. Muscular tube, can force food against
gravity.
Stomach Kills germs, digestion of proteins, Churns food with muscles walls Both
Pancreas Releases insulin to regulate blood sugar and enzymes for digestion Chemical
Liver Cleans toxins out of blood and makes bile Chemical
Gallbladder Releases bile to neutralise stomach acid and form emulsions. Chemical
Digestive System Journey
Organ Function Physical or
chemical?
Mouth Increase surface area of food. Physical
Salivary Glands Lubricates food and contains enzymes Chemical
Oesophagus Delivers food to stomach. Muscular tube, can force food against
gravity.
Stomach Kills germs, digestion of proteins, Churns food with muscles walls Both
Pancreas Releases insulin to regulate blood sugar and enzymes for digestion Chemical
Liver Cleans toxins out of blood and makes bile Chemical
Gallbladder Releases bile to neutralise stomach acid and form emulsions. Chemical
Small intestine More digestion and where nutrients are absorbed from food. Chemical
Digestive System Journey
Organ Function Physical or
chemical?
Mouth Increase surface area of food. Physical
Salivary Glands Lubricates food and contains enzymes Chemical
Oesophagus Delivers food to stomach. Muscular tube, can force food against
gravity.
Stomach Kills germs, digestion of proteins, Churns food with muscles walls Both
Pancreas Releases insulin to regulate blood sugar and enzymes for digestion Chemical
Liver Cleans toxins out of blood and makes bile Chemical
Gallbladder Releases bile to neutralise stomach acid and form emulsions. Chemical
Small intestine More digestion and where nutrients are absorbed from food. Chemical
Large intestine Water is absorbed out of food. Chemical
Digestive System Journey
Organ Function Physical or
chemical?
Mouth Increase surface area of food. Physical
Salivary Glands Lubricates food and contains enzymes Chemical
Oesophagus Delivers food to stomach. Muscular tube, can force food against
gravity.
Stomach Kills germs, digestion of proteins, Churns food with muscles walls Both
Pancreas Releases insulin to regulate blood sugar and enzymes for digestion Chemical
Liver Cleans toxins out of blood and makes bile Chemical
Gallbladder Releases bile to neutralise stomach acid and form emulsions. Chemical
Small intestine More digestion and where nutrients are absorbed from food. Chemical
Large intestine Water is absorbed out of food. Chemical
Rectum Storage of faeces
Digestive System Journey
Organ Function Physical or
chemical?
Mouth Increase surface area of food. Physical
Salivary Glands Lubricates food and contains enzymes Chemical
Oesophagus Delivers food to stomach. Muscular tube, can force food against
gravity.
Stomach Kills germs, digestion of proteins, Churns food with muscles walls Both
Pancreas Releases insulin to regulate blood sugar and enzymes for digestion Chemical
Liver Cleans toxins out of blood and makes bile Chemical
Gallbladder Releases bile to neutralise stomach acid and form emulsions. Chemical
Small intestine More digestion and where nutrients are absorbed from food. Chemical
Large intestine Water is absorbed out of food. Chemical
Rectum Storage of faeces
Anus Releases faeces.
Digestive System Journey

Mouth: Food is chewed Oesophagus: Delivers Stomach: Kills germs,

into smaller pieces, food to stomach. digestion of proteins by
which increases surface Muscular tube, can force enzymes, Churns food
area. food against gravity. with muscles walls

Pancreas: Releases Small Intestine: More Large Intestine: Water is

insulin to regulate digestion by enzymes absorbed out of food.
blood sugar and and where nutrients are
enzymes for digestion absorbed from food.

Liver and Gall Bladder:

The liver cleans toxins Rectum: Anus:
from blood and makes
bile which is stored in
the gall bladder and
neutralises acid
Digestive System Journey

Mouth: Food is Oesophagus: Stomach:

chewed into smaller
pieces, which
increases surface area

Pancreas: Small Intestine: Large Intestine:

Liver and Gall

Bladder: Rectum: Anus:
Digestive System 28/11/2023

Learning Objective:
Describe how large insoluble molecules are digested into small soluble molecules
and absorbed

Outcome
Explain how the
Outcome
Outcome structure of the
Explain the purpose
Label the small intestine
of different parts of
digestive system allows efficient
the digestive system
absorption of food
substances.

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Structure of the small intestine
Use these pictures and the microscope
slides of a rat intestine to explain how the
small intestine is adapted for efficient
absorption
Adaptations of the small intestine for
absorption

• Very long... Large SA for efficient absorption and

gives a lot of time to absorb nutrients from food
Adaptations of the small intestine for
absorption

• Folded...further increases SA
Adaptations of the small intestine for
absorption

• Villi...finger-like projections which increase SA

Adaptations of the small intestine for
absorption
• Thin epithelium (inner
layer)...one cell thick
• This creates a short
diffusion pathway
Adaptations of the small intestine for
absorption

• The villi have a good blood supply

Adaptations of the small intestine for
absorption
• Epithelial cells have micro-villi
• Further increase in Surface Area
Long answer
question
How to structure answer:

1. For each sentence name

and describe the structure.
2. Explain helps absorption.

E.g. “Wall of the small

intestine is covered with
projections called villi. The
villi increase surface area for
diffusion”
Mark scheme
• Wall of the small intestine is covered with villi (tiny projections)
and Villi increase the surface area of the intestine

• Villi contain blood capillaries (rich blood supply) to carry away the
absorbed food molecules
which maintains the diffusion gradient

• Villi have thin walls, the food is close to the blood

so there is a short diffusion pathway

• Microvilli on each cell

also increase surface area

• The long length of intestine