How our Digestive System Work

Multiple Choice

Where does digestion begin?

• in the stomach
• in the mouth
• in the esophagus
• in the small intestine

Multiple Choice

What breaks food into smaller pieces?

• mouth
• tongue
• teeth
• large intestine

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What is the muscular tube that pushes food from the mouth the to stomach?

• tongue
• esophagus
• small intestine
• large intestine

Multiple Choice

The ______________ is where food is mixed with juices and is squeezed and churned until it becomes a thick liquid. 

• esophagus
• stomach
• small intestine
• large intestine

Multiple Choice

A hollow tube where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream is called the ___________. 

• esophagus
• stomach
• small intestine
• large intestine

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The _________________ squeezes water out of food and absorbs water into the bloodstream.

• esophagus
• stomach
• small intestine
• large intestine

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Which part of the digestive system is number 1?

• esophagus
• mouth
• small intestine
• liver

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Which part of the digestive system is number 2?

• esophagus
• stomach
• small intestine
• liver

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Which part of the digestive system is number 3?

• esophagus
• stomach
• small intestine
• liver

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Which part of the digestive system is number 4?

• esophagus
• large intestine
• small intestine
• liver

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Which part of the digestive system is number 6?

• esophagus
• large intestine
• small intestine
• liver

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Which organs work to chew our food and start to break it down?

• Teeth

• Tongue

• Saliva

• Nose

Multiple Choice

The oesophagus connects the ___ to the ___.

• mouth, small intestine

• teeth, mouth

• mouth, stomach

• stomach, liver

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After we have chewed our food, what mixes with it to help us to swallow it?

• Teeth

• Tongue

• Saliva

• Nose

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a function of the Digestive System?

• To rid the body of solid waste
• Absorb nutrients for energy & growth
• Break down nutrients from food
• Pump blood around the body