Digestive System - Class review

This organ is responsible for chemical digestion and contains villi that contain small blood vessels for nutrients enter the blood.

• large intestine

• small intestine

• stomach

The teeth and tongue break down food physically. This is an example of

• mechanical digestion

• chemical digestion

This is a musclular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.

• esophogus

• trachea

• Salivary gland

Which of the following answers correctly sequences the pathway food takes from the beginning to end?

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

• mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine

• mouth, stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine

What is the function of the Digestive System?

• break down food to obtain nutrients

• takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide

• sends messages to your body

• provides a structure and support for your body

This is where food is stored, churned and mixed with digestive acids and enzymes and turned to chyme.

• large intestine

• small intestine

• stomach

This is where an excess water is absorbed and where waste will leave the body.

• small intestine

• large intestine

What organ is this when food is mixed with digestive juices and enzymes and stored.

• stomach

• large intestine

• small intestine

What organ is this that is responsible for absorbing nutrients and moving them into the bloodstream?

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

What organ is this where undigested food enters and is also known as the colon?

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

• esophagus