Feed the System Activity
Site url: http://kitses.com/animation/swfs/digestion.swf
Part 1: What are the major organs involved in the digestive process?
Click on the organs listed below on the right side of the page. Write a description for each organ
Organ
Description of Organ
Mouth
Stomach
Duodenum
Ileum
Colon
Anus
Part 2: How does your body digest different foods?
Complete the table below on the next page. For each food item list the types of nutrients found in the food. Then, follow the
digestive process of each food item through the organs. At each organ, describe what happens there. Circle the word
“Enzyme” if an enzyme is at work in that location. Then circle “C” if the enzyme digests a Carbohydrate, “L” if it digests a Lipid,
and/or “P” if it digests a Protein:
Write a description of the digestive process in each of these organs for each food item. Include the name of the
nutrient broken down, and if enzymes are involved
Food Item
Type of
Nutrients
Mouth
Stomach
Duodenum
Ileum
Colon
Anus
Description:
Description:
Description:
Description:
Description:
Description:
Sweets
C
Enzyme?
L
Description:
P
C
Enzyme?
L
Description:
P
C
Enzyme?
L
Description:
P
C
Enzyme?
L
P
Description:
C
Enzyme?
L
P
Description:
C
Enzyme?
L
P
Description:
C
Enzyme?
L
Description:
P
C
Enzyme?
L
Description:
P
C
Enzyme?
L
Description:
P
C
Enzyme?
L
P
Description:
C
Enzyme?
L
P
Description:
C
Enzyme?
L
P
Description:
C
Enzyme?
L
Description:
P
C
Enzyme?
L
Description:
P
C
Enzyme?
L
Description:
P
C
Enzyme?
L
P
Description:
C
Enzyme?
L
P
Description:
C
Enzyme?
L
P
Description:
C
Enzyme?
L
Description:
P
C
Enzyme?
L
Description:
P
C
Enzyme?
L
Description:
P
C
Enzyme?
L
P
Description:
C
Enzyme?
L
P
Description:
C
Enzyme?
L
P
Description:
P
C
P
C
P
C
Apple
Grilled Fish
Baked Beans
Ice Cream
C
Enzyme?
L
Enzyme?
L
Enzyme?
L
Enzyme?
L
P
C
Enzyme?
L
P
C
Enzyme?
L
P