HSC 114 The Digestive System

a type of digestion where food is physically broken into smaller pieces...

• chemical digestion

• mechanical digestion

• indigestion

• automatic digestion

Food moves through the esophagus and the rest of the digestive tract by waves of muscle contractions called

• peristalsis

• homeostasis

• sonar waves

• tsunami waves

a thin, watery liquid that forms when food mixes with gastric juices

• chyme

• gastric juice

• papain

• enzyme

The body system that breaks down food into tiny pieces so that the body's cells can use it for energy.

• Digestive system

• Nervous system

• Skeletal system

• Circulatory system

An organ of the digestive system that removes nutrients and water from digested food. You have a large one and a small one.

• stomach

• esophagus

• liver

• intestine

Part of the digestive system that takes food into the body.

• stomach

• liver

• mouth

• esophagus

The function of the large intestine is to...

• absorb food.

• bring oxygen into the body.

• bring carbon dioxide to the heart.

• absorb water.

Which organ of the digestive system passes nutrients into the blood stream?

• pancreas

• large intestine

• mouth

• small intestine

The opening at the end of the digestive track where feces exits the body.

• large intestine
• small intestine
• rectum
• anus

A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

• pepsin
• pepsi
• saliva
• salty