The human digestive system is responsible for the processes of ingestion and digestion, absorption of digestion products and the elimination of undigested materials. The system itself is essentially a long muscular tube assisted by glands and organs.
In this activity, students use online and/or paper resources to identify and label parts of the human digestive system.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
- identify and label some of the main structures in the digestive system
- understand the function of the main structures in the digestive system
- use literacy skills to learn about and discuss the functions of the structures.
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Related content
These articles provide background information:
- The human digestive system
- Large intestine function
- Food’s journey through the digestive system
- Digestion – breaking the large into the small.
Digestion chemistry – introduction curates Hub resources on the human digestive system.
Designing a model of the human digestive system – unit plan guides students to design a working model of part of the human digestive system that can be built in the classroom.
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