Digestive System Flashcard

Front

What is the main work of the digestive system?

Back

breaks down food

Front

Which of the following is the correct order of the digestive tract? Options: mouth → rectum → esophagus → rectum → anus → small intestine → large intestine, mouth → stomach → esophagus → rectum → anus → small intestine → large intestine, mouth → esophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine → rectum → anus, mouth → esophagus → stomach → small intestine → anus → large intestine → rectum

Back

mouth → esophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine → rectum → anus

Front

How do nutrients from digested food reach the blood?

Back

by being absorbed into the blood through the blood vessels

Front

What will happen to the undigested food that pass through the digestive tract?

Back

moves down to the large intestine and await disposal

Front

Which of the following shows the correct sequence of the processes involved in the human digestive system? Options: assimilation, absorption, ingestion, digestion, and egestion, digestion, ingestion, assimilation, egestion and absorption, egestion, absorption, digestion, assimilation and ingestion, ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion

Back

ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion

Front

In what process do animals take in food that provides energy and nutrients?

Back

ingestion