Digestive & Excretory Systems Test Review

Which organ stores bile?

Which organ produces a substance that moistens food and contains an enzyme that begins to break down food?

What do you call the final section of the large intestine where waste is eliminated from the body?

What is the name of the muscular tube that connects the stomach to the mouth?

Which organ churns food to mechanically break it down? It also uses enzymes and acid to chemically break down food until it is a liquid.

Which part of the digestive system absorbs water back into the body and prepares the food waste for elimination?

Where in the digestive system does the body absorb nutrients from the food we eat?

Which organ produces several enzymes that help chemically break down our food in the small intestine?

Which organ stores bile?

What structure seals off the windpipe when you swallow?This prevents food and water from entering the lungs.