Bagel Digestion Process
Published on Dec 02, 2015
Digestion for science project
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
BAGEL
- A food that is easy to digest
- The bagel is a dense ring of bread
- It has about 200 calories
SENSE OF SMELL
- It begins when you smell something irresistible or when you see a favorite food
- Then you start to salivate and the digestive process kicks in
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MOUTH
- Then you put the bagel in your mouth and touches your taste buds
- When you chew, your mouth helps break down the bagel
ESOPHAGUS
- The esophagus is a muscular tube .
- This helps bring the bagel that came from your mouth to the stomach.
- esophagus is usually between 25 to 30 centimeters long when upright.
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STOMACH
- The stomach secretes acid and enzymes that digest food.
- The stomach muscles contract periodically, churning food to enhance digestion.
SMALL INTESTINE
- The small intestine is the part of the intestines where 90% of the digestion and absorption of food occurs
- It absorbs nutrients into the blood
LARGE INTESTINE
- It extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated
- The large intestine is where 10% of the digestion occurs.
ANUS
- Allows the bagel to exit body by digesting it
- The bagel will be very easy to digest because it doesnt have an fiber to slow it down.
- The anus will allow the bagel to exit out of the body, turning into poop.
