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