Monday 1 August 2016

Digestive System Questions

These are the questions you came up with in our Brainstorm: 


  • Why does our belly rumble when we are hungry?
  • Why do we have teeth?
  • Why do farts smell?
  • Why can’t our body digest some food?
  • Why do we burp?
  • Why do we fart?
  • Why is our poo brown?

73 comments:

  1. Why do farts smell? because your fats are small peaces of poo 💩💩💩

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    1. Why do farts smell? because your farts are small peaces of poo 💩💩💩

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    2. But what makes it smell - thats the question - you haven't really answered it.

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  2. Farting is the way the body releases excess gas that builds up within the intestines throughout the day The gases that are released include oxygen, carbon dioxide, methane and hydrogen sulfide the smell is the hydrogen sulfide.

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  3. There is a pigment called bilirubin that is formed when the red blood cells in the liver and bone marrow break down. This ends up in the intestines where bacteria begins to form and eat which turns the poop brown.

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  4. it is because your stomach and intestine is empty

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  5. Why do we burp?
    because somethings when you eat and drink you sometimes also inhale air into your stomach and when that happens the air rises and comes out our mouth which = Burping

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  6. why do we have teeth? to chew

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  7. Why do we have teeth?
    Teeth help us the tear, cut and break up food into tiny pieces so that they are easier to swallow and digest.

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  8. burping is when left over gas or excess gas is needed to be released so it is released through your mouth

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  9. When these muscle contractions get going again and your stomach is empty, those gas and air pockets make a lot more noise that you hear as stomach growling.

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  10. why do we have individual why don't we have 2 big teeth

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    1. why do we have individual teeth, why don't we have 2 big teeth

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    2. because your milk teeth fall out and if it was 2 big teeth that will be hard for them to fall out 😀

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  11. Why do farts smell?
    Farting is the way the body releases excess gas that builds up within the intestines throughout the day.

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  12. burping is when left over gas or excess gas is needed to be released so it is released through your mouth

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  13. When the stomach and intestines are empty the organs don't muffle the sound

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  14. how do baby Digest food in the womb

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    1. there don't the mother digest it for them.

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    2. They absorb the nutrients from the food that their mother eats through the umbilical cord.

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  15. Why does our belly rumble when we are hungry? Our stomachs contract to clean up any thing missed, so when our stomachs contract when they're empty the air and gas pockets make more noise

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  16. teeth are extremely useful. they help the tear, cut and break up your food into very small pieces so you can swallow it more easily. Digestion starts in your mouth with your teeth. Omnivores eat plants and animals so they need different kinds of teeth, each kind is designed to break up different types of food.

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  17. why do we have individual teeth?
    Individual teeth provide redundancy in case a problem arises in one tooth
    Individual teeth are advantageous for development of the dentition and jaws
    Individual teeth allow adaptation to function
    Formation of individual has less energy demands

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  18. Why do we have teeth? We have teeth to break down our food so we can digest our food

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  19. Why do we have teeth?
    Teeth are very useful. They help us to tear, break up and chew food. If we didn't have teeth and needed to swallow large bits of food, we would probably choke. Teeth also help us to form words to speak properly.👍

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  20. why do our intestines have to be so long

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    3. so that you can collect all the nutrients. the male intestine is a bit longer than the female

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    5. the answer is
      the further the food travels the more nutrients you get from it so thats why they are long.

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    6. thats what i said

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    7. I didn't reload my page

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    8. thats ok then

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    9. It is so that there is a large enough surface area to absorb all of the nutrients in the food efficiently.

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    10. Some good answers here well done.

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  21. why do we burp?
    burping can be caused by swallowing air. it usually happens 3-4 times after you eat.

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  22. what is the acid called in our stomach?

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    1. stomach acid

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    2. Gastric acid

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    3. Stomach acid is mainly made up of hydrochloric acid

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    4. Good answers Chantal, Lachlan and Cale

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  23. why do burps smell?

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    1. Because it is the smells from your food that you ate just like when you smell your dinner at night.

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  24. do all animals have the same digestive system as humans ?

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    1. no, their digestive systems are shorter and they have more hydrochloric acid

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    2. Cows have 4 stomachs

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    3. Another great question Lachlan. Chantal and Lucy are onto it :-)

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    1. Leftover soil particles and undigested organic matter pass out of the worm through the rectum and anus in the form of castings, or worm poop. Worm poop is dark, moist, soil-colored, and very rich in nutrients. That's why farmers and gardeners like to have lots of worms in their soil

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    2. yes there poo is like a very fertile dirt

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    3. Good question - even though we are primarily looking at Humnas - and great answers! Robbie and Jye

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  26. does medication get into our system the same way as nutrients from food do?

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    1. if you had a pill or a liquid it does but if you have a needle then no because it go into your blood stream

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    2. When you take medicines by mouth, they travel through the digestive system and are then taken up by internal organs like the stomach and small intestine. Most of the time, they are then sent to the liver, where they might be chemically modified and then they are released into the bloodstream.

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    3. Ella, you are onto it! good answer, you too Jye.

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  28. which part of the digestive system does pee come from

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    1. it doesn't, it comes from the urinary system

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    2. so what happens when you swallow water?
      were does it go?

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    3. Good questions Lachlan, great reply Chantal!

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    4. You'll have to research that one Lachlan - but think about our small intestines job.

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