Educator's Guide (Grades 9-12) - Buffalo Museum of Science
Educator's Guide (Grades 9-12) - Buffalo Museum of Science
Educator's Guide (Grades 9-12) - Buffalo Museum of Science
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ANSWER KEY<br />
1. Name the organs displayed in the illustration which are involved in digestion.<br />
2. Summarize the functions <strong>of</strong> individual sections <strong>of</strong> the gastro-intestinal tract.<br />
Organ<br />
Functions<br />
Mouth<br />
Reducing the food pieces in size,<br />
insalivation, starch digestion, transportation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the food pulp through the esophagus<br />
Stomach<br />
Collection, mixing, gastric juice is added<br />
here, killing <strong>of</strong> bacteria, digestion <strong>of</strong> proteins<br />
Small intestine<br />
Juice from the liver and the stomach’s<br />
salivary glands are added, digestion <strong>of</strong><br />
the three basic materials (carbohydrates,<br />
proteins and fat), absorbing into the blood<br />
Colon<br />
Removal <strong>of</strong> water, transportation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
indigestible remnants, expulsion through the<br />
anus<br />
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