Digestive System

The function of the digestive system is

• Breakdown foods
• Absorb nutrients
• Eliminate waste
• All of the above

The mouth has 2 different types of digestion.  They are

• Physical and Elemental
• Mechanical and heat
• Mechanical and chemical
• Acidic and motion

Digestion starts in the 

• Mouth 
• Esophagus
• Stomach 
• Intestine

Most mechanical digestion takes place in the 

• Stomach
• Mouth
• Small intestine
• Large intestine

Salvia breaks down food using

• Mechanical digestion
• Acidic digestion
• Chemical digestion
• None of the above

An example of mechanical digestion is 

• Digestive acids in the stomach breaking down food
• Teeth chomping food up into smaller pieces
• Salvia in the mouth making the food taste sweet
• The liver as it produces bile and breaks down fat particles

The tube that connects the mouth to the stomach (number 2 in the diagram) is called the

• Epiglotis
• Esophagus
• Entry
• Elimination tube

Which organ absorbs most of the nutrients using small fingerlike structures called villi?

• Gall Bladder
• Pancreas
• Large Intestine
• Small Intestine

Which organ absorbs water and is the last stage of the digestive process.

• Gall Bladder
• Pancreas
• Large Intestine
• Small Intestine

The rectum holds and stores waste before it is eliminated.

• True
• False