Digestive System

Suppose you are studying and having trouble concentrating. You decide to eat an apple for energy. How does energy stored in the apple get into your cells? What organs and processes break down the apple into nutrients that the body can use for fuel? What organs and processes let the nutrients enter your bloodstream so they can travel to the cells where they are needed? The basic processes involved are digestion and absorption. The organs involved are the organs of the digestive system.

In Chapter 12, students will examine

the general structure of the digestive tract

the two main types of digestion

the path of good and the organs involved in digestion

the accessory organs of digestion

enzymes involved in digestion

proper nutrition required for good health

Instructions - complete the following

Read Inquiry into Life text pg 213-236 or Digital Book p197-227.

Lesson 1 - Introduction and Overview to the Digestive System

Lesson 2 - Organs, Accessories & Enzymes. Hormones & feedback loops

Lesson 3 - Absorption of Nutrients in the Small Intestine. Meet the Villus