The Digestive System Week 1

In the mouth, what helps to soften and break down food?

• teeth, saliva
• tongue, saliva
• tongue, esophagus
• trachea, esophagus

What is the name of our "food pipe"?

• Encyclopedia
• Esophagus
• Trachea
• Windpipe

What does the stomach contain that helps to digest food?

• saliva
• tears
• nitrogen
• gastric acid

What does the liver produce to help with digestion?

• red blood cells
• white blood cells
• bile
• saliva

What two organs help the liver digest food?

• pancreas, nose
• trachea, pharynx
• pancreas, gall bladder
• gall bladder, lungs

True or False: The small intestine is the longest part of the digestive system.

• True
• False

What are the hair like structures in your small intestine?

• villi
• vanilla
• silli
• senile

What is the main function of the large intestine?

• take in oxygen, take out water
• push out air, take in minerals
• take out water, take in air
• take out water, remove waste

Put the steps of the digestive system in the correct order.

• mouth, lungs, stomach, liver
• mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver
• nose, lungs, stomach, head
• mouth, large intestine, liver

What system takes the nutrients throughout the body?

• digestive system
• circulatory system
• respiratory system
• skeletal system