The Magic School Bus- For Lunch

Beginning in the mouth, the first step of digestion is called what?

• swallowing

• chewing

• stomach

• saliva

Once food has been chewed and swallowed, it then moves on to what organ?

• esophagus

• stomach

• intestine

• kidney

The muscles lining of what organ pulses in order to move food down to the stomach?

• liver

• kidney

• stomach

• esophagus

The large organ who catches food from the esophagus to continue digestion is called what?

• mouth

• stomach

• intestine

• lung

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What substance is found within the stomach that breaks food down into smaller particles?

• acid

• muscle

• water

• villi

Some things cannot be dissolved by stomach acid because they are too what?

• wide

• tough

• soft

• small

The stomach has a part that works as a doorway to the small intestine. What is it called?

• a tube

• a gate

• a valve

• a hole

What parts of the small intestine work to soak up nutrients to send to the bloodstream?

• villi

• muscles

• bones

• acid

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This organ works to soak up excess moisture from the material that has been digested.

• stomach

• large intestine

• esophagus

• kidney

On average, it takes how many hours to digest food?

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

• 8 hours

• 10 hours