Digestive System

A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

• pepsin
• pepsi
• saliva
• salty

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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

• esophagus
• trachaea
• small intestine
• gall bladder

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

• adduction
• primary wave
• peristalsis
• inversion

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

• composition
• digestion
• deposition
• absorption

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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

• saliva
• carrots
• nutrients
• minerals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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

• large intestine
• small intestine
• rectum
• stomach

The place where waste is stored before it leaves the body.

• rectum
• anus
• small intestine
• large intestine

Nutrients from digested food are absorbed in which digestive organ?

• Small Intestine
• Stomach
• Large Intestine
• Gallbladder

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which is NOT a function of the Digestive System?

• To rid the body of solid waste
• Absorb nutrients for energy & growth
• Break down nutrients from food
• Pump blood around the body

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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

• Mechanical digestion
• Chemical digestion

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