Fun+Facts

= H e r e A r e s o m e f u n f a c t s = media type="custom" key="19124424" =-For our digestive system to work as it needs we need to have a balance = =diet, and do exercise every day. =

=-Every day the salivary glands, produce approximately 1.7 liters of saliva in the mouth. =

=-An adult's stomach can hold approximately 1 liter of food and drinks. =

=-The stomach is a sac-like structure surrounded by a muscular wall that provides elasticity. =

=-The stomach can expand to hold four times its normal volume. =

=-The large intestine is only approximately 5 feet long, shorter than the small intestine. =

=-The designation of "small" and "large" has to do with the width of the tube. =

=-The digestive system is like a chemical processing plant. =

=- The food stays in the small intestine from 1- 4 hours. =

=-The food stays at the colon for 10 hours or for several days. =

=-The whole digestive system is around 12 meters long. =

=-Enzymes + hydrochloric acid becomes gastric juice. =

=-In the saliva there are chemicals called enzymes. =

=-You need carbohydrates to make it into sugar, and then you burn energy. =

=-We eat about 1.5kg of food in a day.= = = =-We eat about 500kg of food in a year=

= = =-67% of the food we eat stays on the stomach and the other 35% goes to the toilet by your digestive sistem= = = media type="custom" key="19144466"

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