8th grade Digestive System

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

• composition
• digestion
• deposition
• absorption

The opening at the end of the digestive track where feces exits the body.

• large intestine
• small intestine
• rectum
• anus

A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

• pepsin
• pepsi
• saliva
• salty

A muscular tube that helps move food from the mouth to the stomach.

• esophagus
• trachaea
• small intestine
• gall bladder

The tube after the small intestine where the liquid is absorbed.

• large intestine
• small intestine
• rectum
• stomach

The place where waste is stored before it leaves the body.

• rectum
• anus
• small intestine
• large intestine

• stomach
• pancreas
• large intestine
• small intestine

Which structure is a 'trapdoor' that prevents food from entering the trachea?

• epiglottis
• esophagus
• pharynx
• appendix

Which structure makes bile?

• Stomach
• Pancreas
• Liver
• mouth

What happens when the food goes to the small intestine?

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