Digestive System: Intro and Mouth

Where does digestion begin?

• in the stomach
• in the mouth
• in the esophagus
• in the small intestine

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What breaks food into smaller pieces?

• mouth
• tongue
• teeth
• large intestine

What makes food wet and soft?

• teeth
• tongue
• saliva
• esophagus

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What mixes food with saliva?

• mouth
• teeth
• tongue
• esophagus

What is the muscular tube that pushes food from the mouth the to stomach?

• tongue
• esophagus
• small intestine
• large intestine

Which part of the digestive system is number 2?

• esophagus
• stomach
• small intestine
• liver

Why do we need food to break apart the food we eat?

• So it can fit into our stomachs

• So our bodies can use the nutrients from the food

• So liquids can be separated from solids

• So that our bodies' enzymes have something to do.

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Chewing is an example of what type of digestion?

• Dental

• Fragmentary

• Chemical

• Mechanical

If you wanted to find the glands that produce salivary amylase, where would you look?

• In your mouth

• In your throat

• In your intestines

• In your stomach

What macromolecule would be broken down by these structures?

• carbs
• lipids
• proteins
• nucleic acids

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