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The Digestive System-Example of Information ReportIntroductionThis Information Report is about the digestive system. This report will be explaining to you about: The parts of the digestive system, How it works, What commonly goes wrong and How you can take care of it.Parts of the digestive systemThe parts of the digestive system are:Mouth, Teeth, Tongue, Esophagus, Liver,Stomach, Gallbladder, Pancreas, Small Intestine,Large Intestine, Appendix, Anus.How it worksWhen you are chewing food your saliva also brakes down the food and makes it smooth enough to go down the esophagus pipe. Then your tongue pushes a little amount of the mashed-up food (bolus) in your throat. Your esophagus pipe is a 25-centimeter long pipe. The food takes about 2-3 seconds to travel down your esophagus pipe. After it passed the esophagus pipe it goes into your stomach. The stomach stores food, brakes food down into liquid and passes it slowly to the small in intestine. The small intestine is not small it is about 22 feet long (5.7m). The small intestine takes the nutrients out of the food. The small intestine is conceded three other organs the pancreas, liver and gallbladder which brake the nutrients down even further. Then the food goes into your large intestine. The large intestine takes the water out of the bolus and then it comes out of the anus. Things that go wrong with your digestive system. Many things can go wrong with your digestive system. Here are the things that can go wrong.ChokingIn our body you have two pipes down your throat. One pipe is for oxygen. In the beginning of the pipe you have an epiglottis. An epiglottis is a flap that prevents food going to your lungs. So how does choking happen? Choking happens when your talking or laugh while your eating food and you swallow it the epiglottis doesn’t close fast enough therefore it leads to choking.Heart BurnHeartburn happens when acid from your stomach goes into your esophagus. 25 million adults get heartburn. 40% to 80% of pregnant women get heartburn. Heartburn is caused when you over eat or you drink alcohol. It can also be caused when you smoke.DiarrheaDiarrhea is a watery poop. Diarrhea is caused when you eat too fast and your large intestine and small intestine cant suck up all the liquid and nutrients. That’s why it appears watery.Throwing upThrowing up happens when you are nervous or spinning very fast or you are sick or you eat food with bacteria. Instead of the food going down to your anus it goes up and comes out of your mouth. Food poisoningFood poisoning happens when you are eating something your not supposed to eat such as raw eggs or raw meat or rotten food. You can get food poison. When you get food poison you don’t feel good. Sometimes you throw up or have diarrhea. How can we take care of our digestive system?We can take care of our digestive system by: 1.Eating healthy food and drinking a lot of water.2.Eat less sugary and spicy foods.3.Exercise.4.When eating chew your food well and slowly so that it is easy to digest. Conclusion Now you know how to take care of your digestive system, what it is and how it works. Without your digestive system you would die, so take good care of it. ................
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