A&P-Ch 23 Digestive System

The process by which the body breaks down food so that it can be used for energy.

• composition
• digestion
• deposition
• absorption

The muscular organ in the body where chemical and mechanical digestion take place.

• pancreas
• liver
• stomach
• esophagus

A long folded tube inside the body attached to the stomach where nutrients in the food are absorbed.

• large intestine
• small intestine
• esophagus
• rectum

The opening at the end of the digestive track where feces exits the body.

• large intestine
• small intestine
• rectum
• anus

A muscular tube that helps move food from the mouth to the stomach.

• esophagus
• trachaea
• small intestine
• gall bladder

The tube after the small intestine where the liquid is absorbed.

• large intestine
• small intestine
• rectum
• stomach

A substance such as a fat, a protein, or a carbohydrate that a living thing needs to survive.

• saliva
• carrots
• nutrients
• minerals

A series of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food to different processing stations in the digestive tract.

• adduction
• primary wave
• peristalsis
• inversion

• purging
• peristalsis
• platinum
• paralysis

Which of the following are secondary organs of the digestive system? 

• liver, stomach, & esophagus
• pancreas, liver, and gall bladder
• liver, stomach, & intestines
• intestines, anus, and stomach