Digestion and circulatory systems

What does the circulatory system do?

• digests food

• transmits nerve impulses to cells

• transports nutrients and oxygen to cells

• provides support for the organs

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

• small intestine

• bone

• lungs

• heart

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The job of the heart is to . . .

• pump blood around the body.

• send food to the small intestines.

• break down food.

• give energy to the body.

The circulatory system works with the __________ system to obtain energy from nutrients that we eat. 

• respiratory 
• digestive
• skeletal
• nervous

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Nutrients from digested food are absorbed in which digestive organ?

• Small Intestine
• Stomach
• Large Intestine
• Gallbladder

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Enzymes (chemicals) in your saliva help break down food while chewing.  This is...

• Mechanical digestion
• Chemical digestion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...

• Mechanical Digestion
• Chemical Digestion

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Gastric juices in the stomach digest food into a thick liquid.  This is...

• Mechanical digestion
• Chemical digestion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What 2 systems work together to get nutrients into the cells?

• Circulatory and Respiratory
• Digestion and respiratory
• Digestion and circulatory
• Respiratory and Nervous

What is the path that food travels through the digestive system?

• Mouth, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine, stomach, rectum. 
• Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, villi, large intestine, rectum. 
• Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, villi, rectum,  large intestine, 
• Stomach, mouth, small intestine, large intestine, rectum.