Digestive System

Table of contents Role of the digestive system…page 3&nbsp; Organs and tissues …page 4 Breakdowns and diseases …page 5 Five fascinating facts…page 8 Glossary... page 11 About the Author...page 12 Works Consulted...page 13

Works Consulted&nbsp; Mason, Paul. Your Growing Guts and Dynamic Digestive System. Crabtree, 2016.&nbsp; Rebecca,Pettiford. The Digestive system. Bellwether media., 2020. Simon Seymour. Guts. revised edition., 2019.&nbsp; Brett, Flora. Your digestive system works. Capstone press. 2015.&nbsp; Holmes, Kirsty. Why do I Poo. Crabtree., 2018.

Your stomach is not 100% needed but it is still very useful. Clearly this tells you that you do not need your stomach; however, it does make digestion easier. (Mason) Your liver is one of the organs that if you cut it off it will grow back. It’s called regeneration. This tells you something interesting about the digestive system. (Mason)

The last disease is ulcers and it is a serious breakdown. You will feel pain from your belly button and up. Ulcers will&nbsp;affect your system by disturbing&nbsp;the lower part of your esophagus. It will affect the body by making your eyes dry and vision loss. The treatment is to eat more plants and less red meat. The prevention is caring for wounds and making sure they are clean.&nbsp;

Organs &amp; Tissues There are a lot of organs and tissues that allow the digestive system to function. There is the mouth, stomach, liver, esophagus, small intestine. Some of these organs and tissues keep you alive and healthy, while others are not as important.&nbsp; The mouth helps you a lot because your teeth help you grind your food and swallow.&nbsp; The esophagus is very important in your digestive system because when you swallow your food that is how it will get to your stomach. Small intestine will push food down your big intestine.&nbsp; Another organ is the stomach. When you eat your food your stomach will fold in and then when you are done it will expand as big as a boxing glove. &nbsp;Next is the liver. The liver take out the nutrients in your food and break down your fatty foods.

The digestive system has some fascinating facts and there are some that you probably would not believe.&nbsp; To begin with, your tongue print is as unique as your fingerprint . (Mason)&nbsp; This shows that your tongue is really unique. Your stomach is not 100% needed but it is still very useful. Clearly this tells you that you do not need your stomach; however, it does make digestion easier. (Mason) Your liver is one of the organs that if you cut it off it will grow back. It’s called regeneration. This tells you something interesting about the digestive system. (Mason) Poop is 75% water. (Mason) Poop also contains other parts you don’t need, such as bacteria, and food particles.&nbsp; When you vomit your saliva protects your teeth from your stomach acid. It tells you that your saliva&nbsp; is not used for only one thing. (Paul)

The digestive system has some fascinating facts and there are some that you probably would not believe.&nbsp; To begin with, your tongue print is as unique as your fingerprint . (Mason)&nbsp;This shows that your tongue is really unique.

Breakdowns of the digestive system&nbsp; Breakdowns and disease can negatively affect the system and the body.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Crohn's disease&nbsp; is a breakdown in the digestive system. Something that happens with crohn's disease you could have cramps,diarrhea,fever,and sometimes weight loss. How it affects the system is it will affect your genitourinary. How it affects the body will be intra abdominal white adipose. The treatment for crohn's disease is diet medication. The prevention is you could get surgery so it does not come back. &nbsp; IBS stands for irritable bowel syndrome. It will make you get constipation and cramps. How it will affect your system will cause bloating. How it affects the body will trigger your types of food that you like to eat. The treatment will make changes to your lifestyle. Prevention is when they will give a type of medicine. Another disease is celiac disease, which is common.&nbsp; To begin with&nbsp; you can not eat foods that have gluten in them.What happens to the system it will affect the small intestine. What happens in the body will affect the bowel and swell. The treatment is the doctors will give you a certain type of medicine to slow it down. The prevention&nbsp; is when you take medication to keep your blood pressure under control.&nbsp; The last disease is ulcers and it is a serious breakdown. You will feel pain from your belly button and up. Ulcers will&nbsp; affect your system by disturbing&nbsp; the lower part of your esophagus. It will affect the body by making your eyes dry and vision loss. The treatment is to eat more plants and less red meat. The prevention is caring for wounds and making sure they are clean.

Organs &amp; Tissues of the Digestive System&nbsp; There are a lot of organs and tissues that allow the digestive system to function. There is the mouth, stomach, liver, esophagus, small intestine. Some of these organs and tissues keep you alive and healthy, while others are not as important.&nbsp; The mouth helps you a lot because your teeth help you grind your food and swallow.&nbsp; The esophagus is very important in your digestive system because when you swallow your food that is how it will get to your stomach. Small intestine will push food down your big intestine.&nbsp; Another organ is the stomach. When you eat your food your stomach will fold in and then when you are done it will expand as big as a boxing glove. &nbsp;Next is the liver. The liver will produce bile and that will break down your fatty

Breakdowns and disease can negatively affect the system and the body.&nbsp;

Crohn's disease&nbsp;is a breakdown in the digestive system. Something that happens with crohn's disease you could have cramps,diarrhea,fever,and sometimes weight loss. How it affects the system is it will affect your genitourinary. How it affects the body will be intra abdominal white adipose. The treatment for crohn's disease is diet medication. The prevention is you could get surgery so it does not come back.

About the Author&nbsp; Saege Averkamp’s hobbies are playing with her dogs. She has two siblings, two dogs and a mom and a dad. Her favorite books are Shadow and The One and Only Ivan. She lives in town by the high school. Some interesting facts about her are that she is really good at catching food in her mouth and she likes to help others.

Role of The Digestive System Digestive system plays a very important role in the body. The digestive system helps you digest your food and removes waste. Your stomach helps you digest your food. It will mix your food around in your stomach acid. It is important to your body because it helps you eat your food. And so then your saliva softens your food so you can eat it.&nbsp;And in that process it will take nutrients from your body.

IBS stands for irritable bowel syndrome. It will make you get constipation and cramps. How it will affect your system will cause bloating. How it affects the body will trigger your types of food that you like to eat. The treatment will make changes to your lifestyle. Prevention is when they will give a type of medicine.

Another disease is celiac disease, which is common.&nbsp; To begin with&nbsp; you can not eat foods that have gluten in them.What happens to the system it will affect the small intestine. What happens in the body will affect the bowel and swell. The treatment is the doctors will give you a certain type of medicine to slow it down. The prevention&nbsp; is when you take medication to keep your blood pressure under control.

Glossary&nbsp; Liver &nbsp;-&nbsp;a large organ that makes substances useful to the body&nbsp; Digest&nbsp;-&nbsp;when you digest food&nbsp;&nbsp; Nutrients -&nbsp;parts of food such as vitamins to help you grow saliva&nbsp;-&nbsp;the liquid in your mouth that helps start the process of digesting your food organ -&nbsp;a body part that does a certain job&nbsp;

Stools is 75% water. (Mason) Stool also contains other parts you don’t need, such as bacteria, and food particles.&nbsp; When you vomit your saliva protects your teeth from your stomach acid. It tells you that your saliva&nbsp;is not used for only one thing. (Paul)

About the Author&nbsp; Saege Averkamp’s hobbies are playing with her dogs. She has two siblings, two dogs and a mom and a dad. Her favorite books are Shadow and The One and Only Ivan. She lives in town by the high school. Some interesting facts about her are that she is really good at catching food in her mouth and she likes to help others.