Digestive System

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Digestive System

• Gabrielle Douglas
• 5th Grade
• Mrs. Harris
• April,7,2006

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Digestive System

• The digestive system is located in (The stomach).

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Digestive System Components

• Heterotrophs
• Ingestive eaters
• Absorptive feeders
• Filter feeders
• Substrate feeders
• Fluid feeders

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Digestive Role is..

• The digestive system is a series of hollow organs
  joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to
  the anus.

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Facts about Digestive System

• The esophagus is like a stretchy pipe that is 10
  inches long
• The esophagus squeeze the food through and this
  takes about 2 or 3 seconds.
• Your stomach is attached to the end of the
  esophagus
• The small intestine is 22 Feet long if it was
  stretched out

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What could go wrong with the Digestive System ?

• A lot of times we can get a disease that can kill
  us if we do not eat good food.
• You can get cancer, ulcers, gallstones, bile duct
  disease

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Why My Digestive System is the Most Important One

• The digestive system is where the body can digest
  food and get energy and stay healthy.
• Without food, you cannot live