Food Breakdown 1

T or F
Your digestive system is responsible for both mechanical and chemical breakdown.

• True
• False

Does everything you eat come out the other end?  

• Yes
• No

These begin the process of mechanical breakdown in your mouth.

• Teeth
• Tongue 
• Cheeks 
• Saliva

This begins the process of chemical breakdown in your mouth.

• Teeth
• Tongue 
• Saliva
• Cheeks 

This is the strong acid in your stomach that continues the process of chemical breakdown.  

• Sulfuric Acid
• Hydrochloric Acid
• Acetic Acid
• Hydrofluoric Acid 

Your stomach is lined with this to protect it from the strong acid that breaks down your food and drink.

• Hair
• Skin
• Mucus 

These are sores in a stomach that can occur if the lining is absent.   

• Mucus
• Ulcers
• Hair
• Folliculitis

T or F
Your stomach has muscles that help to mix the contents, helping in mechanical breakdown.  

• False
• True

This tube has muscles that help move food to your stomach.

• Trachea
• Bile duct
• Liver
• Esophagus

These glands release saliva which help to break down chemically.  

• Bile glands
• Pancreatic glands
• Salivary glands
• Enzyme glands