Digestive System

What is this organ?

• Liver

• Kidney

• Pancreas

• Stomach

What is this organ (the one in red)?

• Pancreas

• Kidney

• Liver

• Stomach

What is the process of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food through the digestive tract?

• Pericardium

• Peristalsis

• Pepsin

• Pericoronitis

What is the process called where enzymes break down food molecules?

• Hydrolysis

• Hydrocarbon

• Hyperventilation

• Hydrochloric acid

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Where does absorption primarily take place?

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

• Gall bladder

What is the final voluntary phase of digestion until defecation?

• Mechanical digestion

• Chemical digestion

• Peristalsis

• Swallowing

Where is bile produced?

• Kidney

• Pancreas

• Liver

• Small intestine

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What is the term given to a ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth?

• Peristalsis

• Mucus

• Epiglottis

• Bolus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What is the acidic fluid that passes from the stomach following churning?

• Bolus

• Chyme

• Hydrochloric acid

• Enzymes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What are these structures call that are found on the lining of the small intestine?

• Gallbladder

• Villi

• Sphincter

• Duodenum