Digestive System

Where does digestion begin?

• Mouth
• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Small Intestine

Which organ pushes food down to the stomach?

• Mouth
• Esophagus
• Rectum
• Large intestine

Which structure prevents food from entering the trachea? 

• larynx
• soft palate
• pharynx
• epiglottis

Which area is a common area for both food and air? 

• pharynx
• larynx
• soft palate
• epiglottis

A WATERY LIQUID OF NUTRIENTS THAT IS ABSORBED BY OUR SMALL INTESTINE

• VILLI
• CHYME
• PEPSIN
• ENZYMES

THIS IS WHERE ACIDS IN OUR BODY AND SMOOTH MUSCLES IN OUR BODY BREAK DOWN OUR FOOD INTO A WATERY LIQUID

• MOUTH
• ESOPHAGUS
• STOMACH
• SMALL INTESTINE

THESE ARE MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS THAT MOVE FOOD THROUGH THE ESOPHAGUS AND THE REST OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT

• PERISCOPE
• ENZYME
• PERISTALSIS
• PEPSIN

THIS IS A LARGE HOLLOW ORGAN THAT STORES FOOD AND AIDS IN CHEMICAL DIGESTION.

• ESOPHAGUS
• STOMACH
• LARGE INTESTINE
• SMALL INTESTINE

WHEN TEETH AND MUSCLES BREAK DOWN FOOD INTO SMALLER PIECES, THAT IS CALLED

• CHEMICAL DIGESTION
• ELIMINATION
• MECHANICAL DIGESTION
• ABSORPTION

What are the finger-like projections in the folds of the ileum called?

• cilia
• villi
• tail
• flagella