CHAPTER 3

The digestive and respiratory systems

1. HUMAN NUTRITION

The cells of all

organisms require
nutrients to
survive.

What is a nutrient?

NUTRIENT:

a chemical substance from food

that the body needs

1. HUMAN NUTRITION

Are humans
heterotrophic or
autotrophic?

HETEROTROPHIC!

Humans are heterotrophic because

we cannot produce our own
nutrients. We get nutrients from
________.

1. HUMAN NUTRITION

Cells form _____.

_____ form organs.

Organs form ______.

1. HUMAN NUTRITION

4 important systems
work together to:

process food

obtain
oxygen/nutrients
and deliver them
to cells

remove waste
products from
cells

2. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Digestive system
= digestive tract +
accessory glands

The digestive tract

is made up of 6
parts.

How long is the

digestive tract?

8 METERS LONG!!!

THE PARTS OF THE

DIGESTIVE TRACT

oral cavity (mouth)

pharynx (throat)

oesophagus (esophagus in the United States)

stomach

small intestine

large intestine

ORAL CAVITY

the mouth

Location of the
tongue and the teeth

PHARYNX

the throat

Passage that
connects the back of
the mouth and the
nose to the
oesophagus.

OESOPHAGUS

Muscular tube that

carries food from the
throat into the
stomach

STOMACH

Bag-shaped organ
that is an important
part of the digestive
system

Breaks down food

SMALL INTESTINE

Located below the

stomach and the liver

Divided into 3
separate sections

LARGE INTESTINE

Located between the

small intestine and
the anus

WHAT ARE ACCESSORY

GLANDS?

Organs that secrete substances into the

digestive tract.

Salivary glands (in the mouth), gastric

glands (in the stomach), and intestinal
glands (where?)

GLANDULAR ORGANS

Liver and pancreas

(pancreas shown to
the right)

These are larger

and secrete
digestive
substances into the
digestive tract.

PANCREAS

Located behind the stomach

Secretes pancreatic juice that helps

with digestion

LIVER

Produces, stores
and regulates
essential
substances

Filters toxic
substances

QUESTIONS?

SOURCES

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