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Isabel Soto

In Manchester, New Hampshire, Isabel Soto teaches middle school life science in the public school system. She turns students’ questions about the human body into classroom demonstrations that explain fundamental biology. Soto taught elementary outdoor education courses at a local nature center and received a bachelor’s degree in science education.

What Are the 4 Main Functions of the Digestive System?
What Does a Normal Esophagus Look Like?
How Do You Pee? What Really Happens in Your Body
How Much Can Your Stomach Truly Hold?
The Biology of Chewing and Its Role in Digestion
What Are the Major Parts of the Digestive System?
The 7 Steps of Digestion: Ingestion to Elimination
How Is Saliva Produced by Your Salivary Glands?
Can You Pee Upside Down? The Science Explained
Where Does Liquid Go When You Drink It?
What Does Hydrochloric Acid Do in the Stomach?
What Is Your Belly Button Connected to on the Inside?
What Is in a Fart? The Gases, Smell, and Science
What Do Gastric Juices Do in the Digestive System?
What Is Chyme and How Is It Formed in Digestion?
What Is the Stomach Lining and How Does It Work?
How Does the Body Throw Up? The Biological Process
Can You Eat Without a Tongue?
What Does Sea Water Do to Your Body?
What Is the Function of the Stomach in Digestion?
How Does Water Go Through Your Body?
What Are the 4 Stages of Swallowing?
Do You Pee the Same Amount You Drink?
What Does the Small Intestine Do in the Digestive System?
What Does Saliva Do? Digestion, Defense, and More
How Does Digestion Work: Mouth to Large Intestine
What Is in Pee? The Main Ingredients Explained
Why Do We Puke? The Science Behind Vomiting
What Is Deglutition and How Does Swallowing Work?
What Are Tongues? Anatomy, Function, and Taste