digestive System

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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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The muscular organ in the body where chemical and mechanical digestion take place.

• pancreas
• liver
• stomach
• esophagus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

A long folded tube inside the body attached to the stomach where nutrients in the food are absorbed.

• large intestine
• small intestine
• esophagus
• rectum

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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 water is reabsorbed.

• large intestine

• small intestine

• rectum

• stomach

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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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

An organ of the digestive system that makes bile to help the body break down fats and rid itself of harmful substances.

• esophagus

• mouth

• liver

• stomach

A series of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food to different processing stations in the digestive tract.

• adduction
• primary wave
• peristalsis
• inversion