Digestive System

In order for food to get into the stomach it must go through the

• cardiac sphincter
• pyloric sphincter
• anal sphincter
• urethral sphincter

Flap of skin that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

• Stomach
• Pepsin
• Pancreas
• Epiglottis

Series of involuntary muscular contractions along the walls of the digestive tract are termed

• Peristalsis
• Epiglottis
• Pepsin
• Stomach

Muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

• Epiglottis
• Peristalsis
• Stomach
• Esophagus

The highlighted organ is the

• anus
• small intestine
• large intestine
• liver

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Small muscular pouch responsible for storing bile

• pancreas
• mechanical
• amylase
• gallbladder

Gland that produces insulin as well as other chemicals needed for digestion

• pancreas
• mechanical
• amylase
• gallbladder

The highlighted organ is the

• liver
• large intestine
• small intestine
• stomach

Main type of digestion that occurs in the stomach

• mechanical
• chemical
• amylase
• gallbladder

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Chewing food is an example of _____________.

• chemical digestion
• mechanical digestion