Digestive System

Taking in nutrients by the cells:

• Digestion

• Absorption

• Egestion

Gastric juices are a combination of:

• Stomach acid, enzymes, mucus

• Stomach acid, chyme, mucus

• Chyme, stomach acid enzymes

Ingestion:

• Removing any leftover waste

• Breaking down food into nutrients

• Taking in food

The tongue moves food around in the mouth to form a ball called:

• Bolus

• Bile

• Food

Peristalsis:

• Another term for swallowing food

• Muscular contractions that pushes food down the esophagus

• The elimination of waste

The first part of the small intestine is called:

• Duodenum

• Jejunum

• Ileum

Digestion is:

• Taking in food

• Breaking down food into nutrients

• Removing any leftover waste

The digested food from the stomach is called:

• Bolus

• Amylase

• Chyme

A tight muscle that keeps stomach acid out of the esophagus:

• Sphincter

• Jejunum

• Chyme

The colon is another name for the:

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

• Stomach