Digestive System Lab

1. In this lab, we recreated the digestive system using colored ribbons and a string. We measured our body parts to the length of the ribbons/string and tied them together to created the digestive syster. Below is the length and color of each ribbon/string.

2. My digestive track is 8.76 meters whereas I am 1.651 meters. My digestive track is much bigger than my height. I think the digestive system is really condensed together and bent in order to fit in my abdomen.
3. I think it takes about 1-2 hours for the food to travel through the digestive track. It actually takes about 6-7 hours. It must go through the colon, absorb water and to many other parts of the body before it fully digests.
4. Digestion breaks down food into smaller components whereas absorption is where ingested food is absorbed. Digestion involves mouth, stomach. Absorption is in the intestines.
5. I would love to learn more about why it takes so long to digest food and what other things are involved in the digestive system.