Digestive System

A substance that an organism needs in order to surive and grow is a . . .

• NUTRIENT
• CELL
• FUNCTION
• NUCLEUS

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Small muscular pouch responsible for storing bile

• pancreas
• mechanical
• amylase
• gallbladder

Muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

• Epiglottis
• Peristalsis
• Stomach
• Esophagus

Your small intestine completes the process of chemical break down with help from these two organs:

• Stomach & Liver
• Liver & Kidneys
• Liver & Pancreas
• Liver & Large Intestine

The liver produces this substance that helps to break down fats.

• Enzymes
• Sugars
• Carbohydrates
• Bile

This is the process of nutrients leaving your digestive system and moving into your blood, carrying nutrients to the rest of your body.  

• Absorption
• Acidification
• Digestion
• Nutrification

These are fingerlike projections in the small intestine that nutrients pass through. 

• villi
• absorbers
• cilia 
• vascular

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...

• Mechanical Digestion
• Chemical Digestion

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

Number 3 is pointing to the...

• Small intestine
• Rectum
• Large intestine
• Stomach

Number 2 is pointing to the...

• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Small intestine
• Anus