Summary
A short Operation Ouch biology clip. The doctors unravel the intestines -- the long, coiled 'guts' where the body soaks up the goodness from food. Free on the official Operation Ouch YouTube channel.
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Ages 7+
Some gross-but-friendly body science (real footage) -- a quick preview is wise.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Your guts are metres of coiled tubing that pull the good stuff out of your food.
- What do your intestines (guts) do?
- Why are the intestines so long and coiled up?
- What does the body do with the nutrients from food?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: intestine, guts, nutrient, absorb, digest.
Try it: Stretch a piece of string to show how long guts are. Explain why length helps.