Digestive System

Releases salivary amylase into mouth which helps break down carbs.

• esophagus
• stomach
• epiglottis
• salivary glands

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Churns and mixes food, produces acid to kill pathogens & pepsin to digest proteins.

• stomach
• liver
• gall bladder
• pancreas

Makes bile, detoxifies blood that carries nutrients from the small intestines.

• liver
• gall bladder
• pancreas
• large intestines

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

helps neutralize stomach acid, secretes enzymes for digestion of fats, carbs, and proteins, and regulates blood sugar levels.  

• pancreas
• stomach
• gall bladder
• appendix

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

stores excess bile made by the liver.

• large intestines
• small intestines
• pancreas
• gall bladder

digest food in the first part and then absorbs nutrients in the second and third part.  

• large intestines
• small intestines
• liver
• appendix

Which biomolecule is made of amino acids?

• Nucleic Acid
• Carbohydrate
• Protein
• Lipid

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Where does digestion begin?

• Mouth
• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Small Intestine

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What enzyme breaks down proteins when it is activated by hydrochloric acid?

• Pepsin

• Peptin

• Pepto

• Protein

Enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates

• Amylase

• Pepsin

• Pepsinogen

• Hydrochloric acid