Digestive, Circulatory, Respiratory Connection

What is the first stop in the digestive system?

• mouth
• esophagus
• stomach
• small intestine

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Your __________ is over 20 feet long and uses enzymes to chemically break down your food so your blood can absorb all the nutrients to feed your body.

• mouth
• stomach
• small intestine
• large intestine

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The _______ is the place where your body has its last chance to absorb nutrients and water from the food you have eaten and it is also the place where the leftovers are turned into waste.

• mouth
• esophagus
• small intestine 
• large intestine

What organ pumps blood throughout your body?

• veins
• arteries
• heart
• blood vessels

What carries blood away from your heart?

• Arteries
• Veins
• Capillaries
• Valves

Capillaries pass ______ is passed to muscles and tissues and your waste is passed back.

• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• white blood cells
• plasma

What are the main organs in the respiratory system?

• heart
• lungs
• stomach
• intestines

Our lungs ...

• breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.
• breathe in carbo.
• breathe in helium and breathe out oxygen.
• breathe in oxygen and breathe out helium.

Your _______ is a muscle connected to the bottom of your lungs that helps your lungs expand and contract when you breathe.

• esophagus
• alveoli
• trachea
• diaphragm

The process of breathing is called __________.

• Circulation
• Perspiration
• Digestion
• Respiration