Oral Cavity Function

The act of taking in food.

• Ingestion

• Digestion

• Absorption

• Defecation

Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into nutrients.

• Ingestion

• Digestion

• Absorption

• Defecation

Movement of nutrients into the bloodstream.

• Ingestion

• Digestion

• Absorption

• Defecation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Excreting to rid the body of indigestible waste

• Ingestion

• Digestion

• Absorption

• Defecation

The alimentary canal is a continuous, coiled, hollow tube that runs through the ventral cavity beginning at the mouth. In what order does the food product move?

• Mouth, Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Anus

• Mouth, Esophagus, Pharynx, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Anus

• Mouth, Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Anus

• Mouth, Esophagus, Pharynx, Stomach, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Anus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Breaking food through movement or physical force

• Mechanical Digestion

• Physical Digestion

• Chemical Digestion

• Digestion

• Ingestion

Breaking food through use of enzymes or other chemicals

• Mechanical Digestion

• Physical Digestion

• Chemical Digestion

• Digestion

• Ingestion

Mastication

• To Chew

• To Swallow

• To Defecate

• To Mix

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Deglutition

• To Chew

• To Swallow

• To Defecate

• To Mix

Mixes masticated food with saliva

• Tongue

• Teeth

• Epiglottis

• Salivary Glands

• Esophagus