1. What does the alimentary tract consist of?
2. How long is the digestive tract?
3. What is the route food takes before entering the stomach?
4. What do you know about the organ of taste?
5. What is the function of the gallbladder?
6. Where is the large intestine located?
Esophagus Small intestine Liver Gallbladder Mouth Stomach Glands Appendix Pancreas Pharynx Large intestine Fill the text with necessary words from the table below.
1. Digestion starts in the …... 2. Food is crushed by ….. 3. Human tastes through the ….. 4. After the mouth, food enters the ….. 5. The ….. is a thin-walled muscular tube about 6.5 metres long. 6. The ….. is the largest gland in the human body. 7. The ….. is the final section of the digestive tract, about 1.5 m long.
large intestine / mouth / liver / pharynx / small intestine / teeth / tongue
Match the text with its translation:
1. The stomach is in the upper part of the abdomen under the diaphragm.
a) Важными структурами рта являются зубы и язык, который является органом вкуса.
2. The large intestine is the last part of the alimentary tract.
5. Important structures of the mouth are the teeth and the tongue, which is the organ of taste.
e) Изо рта пища проходит через глотку в пищевод, а затем в желудок.
Interesting fact
There's a Whole Other World in ThereYou GI (gastrointestinal) system plays host to more than 500 species of bacteria. We are not born with any bacteria in our digestive systems, but develop a significant population within the first month, most of which can be found in our intestine.