Bill Nye "Digestion" 2

T/F: The mouth digests food.

• True
• False 
• Huh? 

The ________ transports food to the stomach.

• Mouth 
• Trachea 
• Small Intestine 
• Esophagus 

T/F: Scientists consider food to be inside your body as it goes through your digestive system.

• True 
• False 
• There is no such thing as truth 

Water is taken away from waste products in the _________.

• Large Intestine 
• Small Intestine 
• Colon 
• Stomach 

T/F: The pyloric valve uses peristalsis to move food to the stomach.

• True 
• False 

How does the stomach digest food?

• Stomach muscles churn the food.
• Chyme breaks down food.
• Mucus lines the stomach.
• None of the above.

What is the function of the small intestine?

• Uses enzymes to absorb the needed nutrients from our food
• Transports food to the stomach
• Uses hydrochloric acid to break down food