This link has been bookmarked by 14 people . It was first bookmarked on 13 Jul 2007, by levent.

13 Nov 09

meldar
- Organs that make up the digestive tract are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine—also called the colon—rectum, and anus.
- Two “solid” digestive organs, the liver and the pancreas, produce digestive juices that reach the intestine through small tubes called ducts
- 9 more annotations...
- - meldar on 2009-11-16
    
    Notes can be left along side the text to focus readers in on the text as a whole.
  - Digestion is the process by which food and drink are broken down into their smallest parts so the body can use them to build and nourish cells and to provide energy.
    meldar on 2009-11-16
    
    Students can see where important information is placed inside of the text.
  - Digestion involves mixing food with digestive juices, moving it through the digestive tract, and breaking down large molecules of food into smaller molecules. Digestion begins in the mouth, when you chew and swallow, and is completed in the small intestine.
    meldar on 2009-11-16
    
    Notes can be left in the text to focus students on something specific.
  - The first major muscle movement occurs when food or liquid is swallowed.
  - The stomach has three mechanical tasks. First,
  - The second job
  - The third task
  - Production of Digestive Juices
    meldar on 2009-11-16
    
    Sub-headings can be highlighted and questions left there to help with more focused reading.
  - How is the digestive process controlled?
    meldar on 2009-11-16
    
    If the text gets difficult, students can reply back, asking questions about vocabulary or word meaning.
17 Aug 09

Maddie Thomas
Raquel O'Neill
Information About Digestive System
01 Aug 09

Shelly Buckman
Provides general information about the organs of the digestive system, the digestive process, and the absorption of nutrients. Includes a list of additional readings. Also available in Spanish (DD-201).

Bookmarks_Menu Health Digestion

23 Jun 09

Katherine Dailey

Your Digestive System and How It Works

On this page:

Drawing of the digestive system with sections labeled: esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, duodenum, pancreas, small intestine, ileum, appendix, cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, and anus.
The digestive
system.

The digestive system is made up of the digestive tract—a series of hollow
organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus—and other
organs