The Digestive System Lab: How Long is YOUR Digestive System?

1.  For this lab, we measured the length of our mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine to determine the length of our digestive systems. I knew beforehand that our digestive systems were a LOT longer than our full-body height, but I wasn't aware that it was almost 6 times my height. 
2. My entire digestive system was about 9.338 meters long and was approximately 6 times my height. It is able to fit inside of my abdomen because of the many folds and loops it has.
3. I think it takes about 5 hours to have all of your food move through the entire digestive tract. According to Google, it takes 6-8 hours for all of the food to pass through your system. It depends on what kind of food you eat, the amount of fiber in it, etc.
4. Digestion is the mechanical and chemical breaking down of food while absorption is where the nutrients are transferred to the bloodstream. Absorption occurs in the small intestine and large intestine while the digestion occurs in the mouth, esophagus, and stomach. 
5. I want to learn about diabetes and how it can lead to other illnesses, why people have different metabolism rates and how this affects obesity, and why obesity is so prevalent in the United States.