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Cheeseburger Story
Instructions:
As you review the basic structures, processes, and
enzymes, take the next step and look at how it all
really works together. Write a creative story in which
you are a cheeseburger with everything on it; and
describe what happens on your trip through the
digestive system. In your story, include and underline
the following terms:
These structures and how each contributes to
digestion:
1. mouth
2. salivary glands
3. pharynx/epiglottis
4. esophagus
5. stomach
6. small intestine (name the 3 regions)
7. large intestine (name 5 regions)
8. liver
9. gallbladder
10. pancreas
These digestive processes and where they
occur:
1. ingestion
2. peristalsis
3. mechanical and chemical digestion
4. absorption
5. defecation