Digestive System

The digestive system is a group or group of organs working together to

• turn food into nutrients for energy and growth

• break down food into smaller pieces

• add bile to the food in the stomach

• push food through the system

Which is NOT a part of the digestive system?

• large intestine

• colon

• trachea

• pharynx

What is the function of the small intestines?

• exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

• absorption of minerals and nutrients

• deliver nutrients to the cells

• control all aspects of body movement

The stomach helps to digest food with _____ processes.

• chemical

• physical

• chemical and physical

• neither

What is the function of the large intestine?

• add bile to the food to help break it down

• remove nutrients from the food with chemical processes

• absorb remaining material into the body

• remove water from the remaining undigested material

The _____ stores bile until it is needed in the digestive tract.

• liver

• trachea

• pancreas

• gallbladder

This organ produces bile that helps break down food.

• liver

• colon

• pancreas

• gallbladder

This part of the digestive system receives stool from the colon.

• large intestine

• rectum

• liver

• colon

This organ has strong muscular walls that grind and mix food into liquid using muscles and enzymes.

• mouth

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

This organ allows the absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream.

• stomach

• large intestine

• small intestine

• liver