name: Candace Chung 3Al (3)

1he ulgesLlve SysLem

AfLer a busy day and Llrlng ln school, you go back Lo your
home sweeL home. ?ou sLlck your head lnLo Lhe
refrlgeraLor and scavenge for a snack. ?ou see a
plece of cheesecake and cheered! ?ou eaL lL,
Lhankful of Lhe dlgesLlve sysLem, because Lhls
wonderful sysLem helps you eaL. WlLhouL Lhe
dlgesLlve sysLem, you wlll be sLarvlng, and you
sLlll cannoL eaL Lhe scrumpLlous food.
uo you know how does Lhls mlraculous
sysLem ls made of? 1hls sysLem ls made of Lhe
mouLh LhaL grlnds food Lo small pleces, Lhe esophagus LhaL
pushes Lhe grlnded food a LlghL, round muscle called Lhe sLomach.
lL ls also made of a 7-meLer long small lnLesLlne and a sllghLly
Lhlcker Lube called Lhe large lnLesLlne.
Slnce we know whaL Lhls helpful sysLems sLrucLure ls, leLs
Lalk abouL how Lhe dlgesLlve sysLem funcLlons. llrsL, you eaL Lhe
plece of cheesecake and Lhe mouLh uses Lhe LeeLh Lo grlnd Lhe
food lnLo small pleces. nexL, Lhe esophagus
pushes Lhe food down Lo Lhe sLomach. 1hen,
1he sLomach dlssolves Lhe grlnded food Lo a
soupy pasLe. 1he sLomach pushes Lhe food
down Lo Lhe small lnLesLlne. LaLer, 1he
small lnLesLlne sucks up Lhe nuLrlLlon and
brlngs lL Lo Lhe blood vessels. AfLer Lhe
prevlous process, Lhe large lnLesLlne Lakes Lhe
waLer and salL ouL of Lhe wasLe, so Lhe wasLe becomes solld.
llnally, 1he wasLe goes ouL of Lhe large lnLesLlne and goes lnLo Lhe
LolleL bowl. 1hrough Lhls long process, you can see LhaL Lhe
dlgesLlve sysLem's [ob ls Lo break down food and Lurn lL lnLo
nuLrlence.
uo you know LhaL Lhe dlgesLlve sysLem assoclaLes wlLh Lhe
clrculaLory sysLem, Lhe urlnary sysLem, as well wlLh Lhe muscular
sysLem? 1he clrculaLory sysLem brlngs Lhe nuLrlLlon from Lhe small
lnLesLlne, and Lhen brlngs lL Lo Lhe cells. 1he urlnary sysLem
lnLeracLs wlLh Lhe dlgesLlve sysLem because when you drlnk waLer,
Lhe waLer wlll be LransporLed Lo Lhe urlnary sysLem from Lhe
sLomach. 1he muscular sysLem helps Lhe dlgesLlve sysLem because
loLs of organs such as Lhe sLomach and Lhe esophagus are muscles.
1here are loLs of people who suffer from dlseases relaLed Lo
Lhe dlgesLlve sysLem. lor lnsLance,
ulcers, hearLburns, and severe
sLomach ache. 8uL Loday, l am
golng Lo lnLroduce you ulcers. An
ulcer ls an open wound on Lhe
sLomach caused by sLress, splcy
food and alcohol. 1he besL way Lo
prevenL Lhls awful dlsease ls Lo noL smoke, wash your hands afLer
Lhe baLhroom and exerclse regularly. 8uL lf you unforLunaLely
caLch Lhe awful dlsease, Lhe docLor should glve you medlcaLlons
for Lwo weeks.
1hese dlseases are very scary, rlghL? So can we keep our
sysLem healLhy ln our dally llves? ?es, we can! We can use 4 ways
Lo keep Lhe sysLem healLhy. llrsL, eaL whole gralns llke bread and
foods LhaL are rlch ln flber such as
vegeLables and frulLs. 1hese foods can
beneflL you by balanclng Lhe dleL. nexL,
exerclse and exerclse and exerclse.
Lxerclse because lL doesn'L [usL
sLrengLhen Lhe muscles ln Lhe dlgesLlve
sysLem, lL also sLlmulaLes Lhe muscles Lo push Lhe food
Lhrough Lhe dlgesLlve sysLem. 1hen, don'L smoke!!! Smoklng can
decrease Lhe pressure beLween Lhe esophagus and sLomach. 1hls
wlll cause sLomach back flow. SLomach backflows can cause
hearLburns, whlle hearLburns cause all sorLs of dlseases
assoclaLed wlLh Lhe dlgesLlve sysLem. LasL buL noL leasL, chew
slowly and eaL regularly. Chewlng slowly can make Lhe parLlcles
smaller, so Lhe dlgesLlve sysLem can dlgesLlve dlgesL beLLer. lf you
eaL regularly, you wlll decrease Lhe chance of overeaLlng.
1he dlgesLlve sysLem ls a mlraculous sysLem LhaL helps you
geL Lhe mosL lmporLanL fuel for all llvlng organlsms, food, lnLo
your body. So be graLeful for your dlgesLlve sysLem, keep lL
healLhy, and prevenL lL from all sorLs of dlseases. 8e famlllar wlLh
Lhls sysLem and you would feel LhaL Lhls ls worLh lL. 1hank you,
dlgesLlve sysLem!