Digestive System

Front

Which of these is NOT a function of the digestive system?

• breaks down food
• absorbs nutrients
• eliminates waste
• takes oxygen to body cells

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takes oxygen to body cells

Front

The process of breaking down food into nutrient rich molecules.

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digestion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Front

The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood.

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absorption

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Front

What moves food from the mouth to the stomach?

Back

esophagus

Front

What absorbs nutrients? Options: stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver

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small intestine

Front

What absorbs water?

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large intestine

Front

Produces enzymes that break down food: liver, pancreas, gall bladder, stomach

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pancreas

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The pancreas, liver, and gallbladder are known as...

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accessory organs

Front

waves of muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.

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peristalsis

Front

finger-like projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients

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villi