Last updated on June 28th, 2023 at 09:17 pm
A: The process of digestion begins in the mouth.
Q: What is the role of saliva in the process of digestion?
A: Saliva helps in mixing and breaking down the food in the mouth, and also aids in swallowing.
Q: What is the food pipe?
A: The food pipe is the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach and helps in transporting food to the stomach.
Q: Which organs release digestive juices in the stomach?
A: The stomach wall releases digestive juices that mix well with the food, and further break down the proteins in the food.
Q: What is the small intestine?
A: The small intestine is a long, thin coil tube that food passes through after leaving the stomach.
Q: How is food broken down in the small intestine?
A: Digestive juices inside our body break down the food further in the small intestine, turning most of it into liquid.
Q: What is the function of the liver in the process of digestion?
A: The liver makes a digestive juice called bile which helps in breaking down fat into tiny droplets.
Q: How does the body obtain nutrients from the digested food?
A: The digested food is absorbed into the blood and travels around the body to feed all our cells.
Q: What is the function of the large intestine?
A: The large intestine absorbs water from the food waste and carries it to the kidneys.
Q: What happens to the water absorbed by the large intestine?
A: The water is processed through the kidneys and sent out of the body as urine.
Q: What happens to the remaining solid waste?
A: The remaining solid waste goes out of the body as stool.
Q: What happens if the level of sugar in our body becomes low?
A: If the level of sugar in our body becomes low, we start feeling weak and may even faint.
Q: What is the immediate remedy for low sugar levels in the body?
A: Drinking a glucose solution dissolved in water is an immediate remedy for low sugar levels in the body.
Q: What is a glucose drip?
A: A glucose drip is a method in which a glucose solution is injected directly into a person’s blood with the help of a needle.
Q: When is a glucose drip given to a person?
A: A glucose drip is given to a person when they are unable to drink the glucose solution, and they need an instant boost of energy.
Q: How does a glucose drip work?
A: A glucose drip provides an instant strength boost to the body without the need to eat anything.
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