Digestive System Quiz

Which part uses saliva to help break down your food?

• teeth
• mouth
• esophagus
• large intestine

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What does the tongue do to help with your digestion?

• Breaks the food into smaller pieces.
• Begins breaking food down with acid.
• Helps your esophagus to stretch.
• Pushes the food around and to the back of your throat.

What does the stomach do to your food?

• Pulls the vitamins and minerals out.
• Helps move food to the back of your throat.
• Turns it into a liquid mixture.
• Collects the waste.

Why is the esophagus/food pipe important?

• To swallow food
• To choke
• To make your breath smelly
• None of these

What happens when the food goes to the small intestine?

• nutrients gets into the blood
• the food keeps on going
• nothing

Flap of skin that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

• Stomach
• Pepsin
• Pancreas
• Epiglottis

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The process by which the body breaks down food so that it can be used for energy.

• composition
• digestion
• deposition
• absorption

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A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

• pepsin
• pepsi
• saliva
• salty

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A substance such as a fat, a protein, or a carbohydrate that a living thing needs to survive.

• saliva
• carrots
• nutrients
• minerals

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• pancreas
• esophagus
• stomach
• liver

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