THE ESOPHAGUS DROP: In this ride you will be in a car that is in the mouth. Then the car will move into the esophagus. Then you will drop into the stomach through the esophagus. You will be falling at about 12 meters per second.
THE WAVE POOL:This a wave pool, which is located in the stomach. There is a deep end and a shallow end.
THE SMALL INTESTINE RAPIDS: You will ride in an inflatable boat or an inner tube for this ride. On this ride you will start at the entrance to the small intestines, then ride through the small intestines, next, you will ride in the colon until you end up in the rectum. You will be going about twenty-five miles per hour during this ride.
Diagram of the digestive system
Diagram of the digestive system 2
The four most popular places to go to in the digestive system are the stomach, liver, colon, and the anus.
1. Here is a list of the main parts of the digestive system:
Mouth:This chews up food so that it can be swallowed.
Pharynx:Is the part of the throat that sends the bolus to the esophagus.
Esophagus:This is a long tube like structure which connects the pharynx to the stomach. The walls of the esophagus are made up of rings of muscles which are neccessary to push food into the stomach.
Liver:The liver is a large brown colored organ which is located just above of the stomach. The function of this organ is to excrete bile, which is a mixture of cholesterol, colored pigments, and chemicals like bile salts.
Gallbladder:This is where bile from the liver is stored.
Stomach:The stomach is a thick muscular sac which is located directly below the diaphragm. In the stomach there are three sets of glands that produce gastric fluids which break down the foods which are stored in the stomach.
Pancreas:This is a long organ which is located behind the stomach that secretes pancreatic fluid. There are enzymes in this fluid that are responsible for the digestion of fats, essential amino acids, carbohydrates, and protein. Sodium bicarbonate is also in the pancreatic fluid. This neutralizes the hydrochloric acid that is produced by the stomach.
Small Intestine:The small intestine floods chyme from the stomach with enzymes and digestive fluid.
Colon(Large Intestine): This removes water from the undigested materials that pass through it.
Rectum:Is valve like anal sphincter muscles that prevent feces form being released until it is ready to be directed through the anus.
Anus:This is where feces exits the body.
Appendix:This a small organ in the human body which does not really have a function.
Diaphragm:This is a thick sheet of muscle that separates the abdominal cavity from the chest cavity.
2. Mechanical digestion is the physical breaking up of the food. Mechanical digestion mostly occurrs in the mouth. While chemical digestion is the breaking up of food with acids and enzmyes. Chemical digestion mostly occurs in the stomach.
3. The function of the pancreatic amylase is to digest carbohydrates, while the function of the pancreatic lipase is to digest fats.
4. The pancreas secretes both digestive enzymes and hormones. This mixture of enzymes is important to digestion, because these enzymes break down cabohydrates, proteins, and fats. The pancreas also secretes sodium hydrogen carbonate. This is important to digestion, because it makes the pancreatic juice alkaline. This is neccessary because it neutralizes the acidity of partially digested food and gastric juice. The liver is a complex gland that produces bile. Bile is important to digestion, because bile is able to break down fats into small droplets. Bile is also involved in neutralizing stomach acids.
5. Intestinal villi plays a major role in the absorbtion of digestive products. The villi lines the small intestine's wall. Villi increase the surface area of the intestinal lining. The base of these glands secrete large amounts of a watery fluid. The watery fluid secreted by the base of the villi acts as a medium in which digestive products can move. Once the digestive products are in the watery fluid, they can then be moved back into the villi. Basically, the watery fluids are a vehicle that allow villi to acquire the needed digestive products.
STAY AWAY FROM STOMACH ACID. IF THE STOMACH DID NOT PRODUCE A THICK LAYER OF MUCUS, STOMACH ACID WOULD DISSOLVE THE STOMACH WITHIN A WEEK.
The digestive system imports food and drinks.
The digestive system exports energy for all of the cells in the human body. The digestive system also exports a large amount waste to the excretory system (urinary system).
