Curated Video
GCSE Biology - Digestive System #18
Learn what the digestive system does, how it works, the organs involved, and how the villi are adapted for absorbing nutrients.
Curated Video
GCSE Biology - Digestive Enzymes #17
Learn how we digestive enzymes such as amylase, proteases and lipases to break down carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. We also cover where the enzymes are made and what they break each food group down to.
TED-Ed
What Causes Constipation?
Chronic constipation includes those people with fewer than five bowel movements per week. Understanding the causes of constipation helps determine appropriate treatments. Changes in diet, schedule, stress, and age alter the way our body...
TED-Ed
What Causes Kidney Stones?
Could you imagine having a kidney stone the size of a coconut? Viewers learn about the largest kidney stone ever recorded in a video that explains what kidney stones are and how they form. Then, it details multiple procedures to treat or...
Bozeman Science
Digestive System
The human body produces about 1.7 liters of saliva a day to aid in digestion. Here is a video that explores the digestive system, highlighting the difference between mechanical and chemical digestion. Scholars then see each organ of the...
Nemours KidsHealth
How the Body Works—Tongue
Nurb is selling tongues. He pitches his product by showing all of the amazing tasks it can perform. Cute cartoon characters, colorful animation, and preteen-appealing humor make this clip a "terrific tool for tasteful teaching." (How's...
Nemours KidsHealth
How the Body Works—Teeth
In the setting of a variety show, Nurb sings onstage about human teeth. He goes through the progression of how they grow, when they are lost, and when wisdom teeth come in. He chirps about the different types of teeth and what roles they...
TED-Ed
What Causes Heartburn?
Burp! Avoid the burn, heartburn that is! Believe it or not, heartburn takes place in the esophagus near the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), not the heart or the stomach. Find out everything you need to know about what causes...
American Chemical Society
Thanksgiving Turkey Compilation
Why do people get so sleepy after eating big meals? Using a fun video about Thanksgiving food, learners explore turkey and the other foods common to Thanksgiving meals. They learn how deep frying a turkey changes the way it cooks as part...
Be Smart
It's Okay to Fart (The Science of Flatulence)
Like it or not, passing gas is part of life ... almost all life! Flatulence has many different purposes in different species including communication, defense, and buoyancy. Pupils learn where farts come from and what contributes to their...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Lactose Digestion in Infants
Milk meets every single nutritional need for a baby in the first six months of life. Observe how an infant's small intestine breaks milk lactose down into a usable form of nutrition. With the help of an animation, viewers see the process...
TED-Ed
How Does Your Body Know You're Full?
Feeling hungry after skipping breakfast? Here's why! Introduce young scientists to that feeling of fullness with an engaging video. Use the included assessment and extension materials to further study which foods make us feel the...
TED-Ed
How Your Digestive System Works
Ever wonder why it takes awhile to feel full when you eat a meal or snack? Follow food in its fantastic, 40-hour journey through your body with a video about the digestive system! Young anatomists explore the process of digestion,...
PBS
Food Is Fuel
Which has more calories, a cupcake or a rat? The odd question grabs pupils' attention as they learn about food as fuel in an intriguing installment of the PBS food science playlist. The video explains how scientists use a bomb...
American Chemical Society
What Happens When You Eat Too Much?
Overeating has both physical and mental consequences. Scholars learn the body's reaction to eating and how it determines when enough is enough. The installment of the ACS Reactions playlist explores both physiological and neurological...
The Brain Scoop
Dissecting Ants
Scientists study the gut bacteria in ants to better understand their digestive process. Brain Scoop presents the proper way to dissect ants as part of their Insects playlist. The video shows the steps and explains why each is necessary...
MinuteEarth
Ambergris: Why Perfume Makers Love Constipated Whales
Does perfume really contain whale excrement? Only the most expensive varieties! An intriguing video lesson explains the origin of the ambergris ingredient through a tour through the sperm whale's digestive system. Scientists only...
MinuteEarth
Poop Transplants!
Do people really take pills filled with poop? The video answers this question with a surprising "yes." It explains the illnesses fecal transplants treat, the effectiveness, and why the research is limited. It compares the procedure to...
Fuse School
Barium Meals
How and why barium is used in X-rays is the focus of a video that also describes the similarities with bones, the insolubility, and the medical applications of this element.
Fuse School
Stomach Acid
Approximately 60 million Americans suffer from acid reflux. The video explains why our stomachs have acids, how they work, and how they don't eat through the lining of our stomach. Then it explains what can happen when things go wrong,...
TED-Ed
How The Food You Eat Affects Your Gut
Some foods we eat are not meant to be broken down by our digestive systems, but instead by our gut. But how can we control what our gut breaks down? The answer is simple: our diet.
Crash Course
Digestive System (Part 2)
It takes about seven seconds for food to move from the mouth to the stomach. Pupils follow food from the mouth through digestion, exploring where mechanical and chemical digestion occur. Saliva, enzymes, acids, and chyme are a small...
Crash Course
Digestive System (Part 1)
The stomach can hold 1.5 liters of food, which remains there for two to three hours in order for digestion to complete. The 33rd video in a series of 47 covers the process of digestion. Classes learn why digestion occurs, about the...
Crash Course
Digestive System (Part 3)
The large intestine is about five feet long — how is that possible?! An interesting video explores what happens when digestion and intestines don't work as intended. The 35th in a series of 47, the resource specifically teaches about the...