Digestive System

Multiple Choice

The process by which the body breaks down food so that it can be used for energy.

• composition

• digestion

• deposition

• absorption

​​Polymers

(Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins)

Large Molecules

​​Monomers

(Sugars, Fatty Acids, Amino Acids)

Smaller Molecules

Multiple Choice

Your digestive system breaks down food into tiny pieces called

• Bites

• Nutrients

• Enzymes

• Acids

​Peristalsis can even happen upside down!

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the function of the epiglottis

• It is the tube that connects the mouth to stomach

• it is a flap of cartilage that keeps food out of the lungs

• it is how the stomach connects to the small intestine

• I have no idea

Multiple Choice

Chewing is an example of which type of digestion?

• Chemical

• Acidic

• Mechanical

• Liquid

Multiple Choice

I cut, tear, and grind food

• teeth

• esophagus

• stomach

Multiple Choice

A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

• pepsin

• pepsi

• saliva

• salty

Multiple Choice

Amylase (enzyme) in saliva changes starch into...

• sugar

• waste

• stomach acid

• chyme

Multiple Choice

What does your esophagus do?

• Removes nutrients from food

• Removes water from food

• Connects your mouth and stomach

• Stores feces

Some people use snake bile as an herbal medicine. Since snakes can digest whole animal bodies, they think that eating snake bile will improve their digestive system health.

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​Interesting Cultural Practice

Multiple Choice

Which organ produces bile that breaks down fats?

• pancreas

• liver

• gall bladder

• stomach

Multiple Choice

Which organ stores bile?

• gall bladder

• villi

• pancreas

• liver

Multiple Choice

Where are most nutrients absorbed during digestion?

• Small Intestine

• Stomach

• Large Intestine

• Esophagus

Multiple Choice

produces enzymes for the small intestine that help break down starches, proteins, and fats

• pancreas

• large intestine

• liver

Multiple Choice

What is the correct order of digestive system organs?

• Mouth, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine, stomach

• Large intestine, small intestine, stomach, esophagus, mouth

• Esophagus, mouth, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

• Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

Multiple Choice

When does digestion begin?

• When the enzymes change starches into sugar.

• When you begin chewing the food in your mouth.

• After you swallow.

• When you feel full.

Multiple Choice

What are the steps of the digestive process?

• Digestion in the small intestine, chewing, in the stomach, absorption and waste elimination.

• Chewing, digestion in the stomach, digestion in the small intestine, absorption and waste elimination.

• Chewing, digestion in the stomach, waste elimination, absoption and digestion in the small intestine.

Multiple Choice

The tube connecting your mouth and stomach is your

• Esophagus

• Small Intestine

• Large Intestine

• Windpipe

Multiple Choice

A muscular bag that mixes and crushes food is your

• Small Intestine

• Stomach

• Large Intestine

• Esophagus

Multiple Select

Where is water absorbed during digestion?

• Small Intestine

• Stomach

• Large Intestine

• Esophagus

Reorder

Reorder the following from the beginning of digestion to elimination from the body.

• mouth

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

Which 2 systems work together when blood takes nutrients from your small intestine to your cells?

• Circulatory and Digestive

• Circulatory and Muscular

• Digestive and Respiratory

• Digestive and Muscular

Multiple Choice

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

• absorption

• digestion

• peristalsis

• villi

Multiple Choice

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

• breaks down food

• absorbs nutrients

• eliminates waste

• takes oxygen to body cells