Digestive System

What is the definition for digestion?

• Breaking down food into smaller nutrients
• Getting rid of waste products
• Getting food into our bodies
• Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them

The muscular tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach?

• esophagus
• small intestine
• stomach
• mouth

What is the function of the digestive system?

• To break down food
• To cool you down
• To help you breathe
• To pump blood through your body

What is not a function of the digestive system?

• Create new foods
• Absorb water
• Process waste

All of the following are part of the digestive system except?

• stomach
• rectum
• large intestine
• heart

The digestive system is made up of _______________ muscle tissue.

• skeletal
• smooth
• cardiac

What is the function of the digestive system?

• to break down and absorb nutrients
• to support and protect our bodies
• to produce vitamin D
• to help us move

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

• Breaking down food
• Absorbing nutrients
• Eliminating waste
• obtaining oxygen

Which of the following organs is not found in the digestive system?

• Stomach
• Esophagus
• Small Intestine
• Lungs