Name: __________________________________________________________

Date: ______________________________

Activity 1: Digestive Lab
1. Launch the view!
• If you’re already in AR mode: point your camera* at the image below.
• If you’re not in AR mode:• Open Visible Body Suite.
• Search for and select the view “Digestive System.”•Launch AR mode.

2. Fill in the blanks.
• Find the structures listed in the word bank.
• Read the definitions, then fill in the blank with the correct digestive system structure from theword bank.

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Name: __________________________________________________________

Date: ______________________________

Word bank:• Alimentary canal• Salivary glands• Anal canal• Small intestine• Epiglottis• Stomach• Esophagus• Tongue• Large intestine• Rectum• Oral cavity
The ______________________________ is a single, continuous tube that includes the oral cavity,esophagus, stomach, and intestines.
The ______________________________ contains the teeth, tongue, and hard and soft palates. Food,also known as the bolus, passing through here is chewed by the teeth and partially digested bysaliva.
The ______________________________ secrete saliva to aid in chewing and swallowing of the bolus,
beginning chemical digestion.
The ______________________________ works with the teeth to break down food into small masses thatcan be swallowed.
The ______________________________ prevents choking by folding down to close off the larynx andtrachea, directing the bolus into the esophagus.
The ______________________________ is a long, hollow, muscular tube that extends from the pharynx
to the stomach. It’s the pathway for the bolus to enter the stomach.
The ______________________________ has four regions and three layers, provides food storage, andbreaks down ingested food into chyme.
The ______________________________ has three regions, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.

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The ______________________________ is composed of the colon, cecum, appendix, rectum, and anal
canal. The final phases of digestion, absorption, and elimination occur here.
The ______________________________ is the final segment of the large intestine and serves primarily
to store and expel solid waste. It’s a tube that’s approximately 12 cm long.
The ______________________________ is located at the inferior end of the rectum and extends to theanus. It’s the termination point or end of the alimentary canal. It temporarily stores solid waste
that’s ready to be eliminated from the body.

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3/3Name: __________________________________________________________

Date: ______________________________

Activity 2: Digestive Lab
1. Launch the view!
• If you’re already in AR mode: point your camera at the image below.
• If you’re not in AR mode:• Open Visible Body Suite.
• Search for and select the view “Accessory Organs.”•Launch AR mode.

2. Label the image.
• Explore the 3D model of the accessory organs to locate the anatomy in the structure list.
• Use the structure list to label the image.

Structure list:
1. Common bile duct

5. Liver, left lobe

2. Common hepatic duct

6. Liver, right lobe

3. Cystic duct

7. Pancreas

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1/1Name: __________________________________________________________

Date: ______________________________

Activity 3: Digestive Lab
1. Review how food travels through the digestive system.
• Read the articles here: https://www.visiblebody.com/learn/digestive.
• Number the following statements, from 1 to 10, to accurately show the path food takes throughthe digestive system.
Gastric juices, produced in the gastric gland and containing hydrochloric acid andenzymes, digest food into chyme.
Solid waste is temporarily stored in the rectum before it is passed through the anal canal.
The tongue rises to the roof of the mouth, directing the bolus out of the oral cavity.
Food is consumed and taken into the oral cavity.
Pancreatic juice enters the duodenum through the pancreatic ducts to aid digestion in thesmall intestine.
The bolus passes from the oral cavity to the pharynx and into the esophagus.
Chyme travels through the small intestine, where nutrients are absorbed into thebloodstream.
Food is broken down into a small mass called the bolus by being chewed and mixed withsaliva that is secreted by the salivary glands.
Chyme travels through the large intestine, where water and specific vitamins are absorbed
and the remaining waste materials pass to the rectum.
Peristaltic waves move the bolus down the esophagus into the stomach.

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1/1Name: __________________________________________________________

Date: ______________________________

Activity 4: Digestive Lab
1. Launch the view!
• If you’re already in AR mode: point your camera at the image below.
• If you’re not in AR mode:• Open Visible Body Suite.
• Search for and select the view “Tongue Surface.”•Launch AR mode.

Find the following structures of the tongue.
Papillae are elevations on the tongue, some of which contain taste buds. In the 3D model, findthe vallate papillae: Each contains 100-300 taste buds. Fungiform papillae are shaped likemushrooms: Each contains about 5 taste buds.

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