Digestive system

What is the breaking down of food into a form that can be used by the body?

• digestion

• metabolism

• chewing

What is the colorless liquid that food is mixed with?

• bile

• saliva

• trachea

What is the tiny flap of cartilage that closes and opens into your trachea?

• pharynx

• epiglottis

• glands

What is the tube connecting your mouth and stomach?

• epiglottis

• stomach

• esophagus

The major purpose of the stomach is to store food.

• true

• false

Carbohydrates remain in the stomach longer than protein foods, fats, and oils.

• true

• false

What is the largest organ inside your body?

• heart

• gallbladder

• liver

What is the 20-foot-long coiled tube of muscles?

• small intestine

• esophagus

• large intestine

What is the disease caused when too little insulin is produced?

• diabetes

• the flu