English/Spanish Science Vocabulary Unit 1- The Digestive System

The Digestive Process/El Proceso Digestivo

 Digestive Tube-Tubo Digestivo

 Mouth-Boca

Pharynx-Faringe

Oesophagus-Esófago

Stomach-Estómago

Small Intestine-Intestino Delgado

Large Intestine-Intestino Grueso

Anus-Ano

Helper Glands-Glándulas Anejas

Salivary Glands-Glándulas Salivales

Pancreas-Páncreas

Liver-Hígado

Digestion-Digestion

Chew-Masticar

Swallow-Tragar

Bolus-Bolo

Digestive Juices-Jugos Digestivos

Gastric Juices-Jugos Gástricos

 Chyme-Quimo

Intestinal Juice-Jugo Intestinal

Pancreatic Juice-Jugo Pancreático

Bile-Bilis

Chyle-Quilo

Absorption-Absorción

Elimination of Waste-Eliminación de Desechos

Intestinal Villi (Villus-singular) -Vellosidades Intestinales

Capillaries-Capilares

  

In the mouth, teeth breakdown food as you chew.  The food mixes with saliva from the salivary glands.  Food that is chewed and mixed with saliva is called a bolus.  The bolus passes through the pharynx and the oesophagus on the way to the stomach.  Food is mixed with gastric juices by the movement of the stomach to create chyme. Chyme passes to the small intestine.  Intestinal juice, pancreatic juice and bile are added to the chyme to create chyle.  Nutrients from chyle are passed into the blood through absorption.   The small intestine has finger like projections called villi, each villus has capillaries to absorb nutrients into the blood.  After absorption the parts of the food that can´t be digested move to the large intestine. This waste is transformed into faeces and then excreted out of the body through the anus.