Digestive System

Which of these is NOT a function of the digestive system?

• breaks down food

• absorbs nutrients

• eliminates waste

• takes oxygen to body cells

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The process of breaking down food into nutrient rich molecules.

• absorption

• digestion

• peristalsis

• villi

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moves food from the mouth to the stomach

• esophagus

• small intestine

• large intestine

• pancreas

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absorbs nutrients

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

• liver

absorbs water

• small intestine

• stomach

• villi

• large intestine

Which organ produces bile that breaks down food?

• pancreas

• liver

• gall bladder

• stomach

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Why do we eat?

• To get the nutrients we need to survive.

• So we can gain weight.

• Because we enjoy it.

• To get carbon dioxide and oxygen.

chemical digestion happens here

• stomach

• liver

• pancreas

• large intestine

What inside of your mouth helps to digest food?

• tongue

• saliva

• teeth

• all of the above

What is the stretchy tube that connects the mouth to the stomach?

• elastic

• esophagus

• engine

• small intestine