Digestive System

What begins the process of mechanical breakdown?

• the mouth
• the esophagus
• the pancreas

What begins the process of chemical breakdown?

• Liver
• Salivary glands
• Colon

Name this structure

• duodenum
• jejunum
• ilium
• cecum

What enzyme is produced by this structure

• gastrin
• pepsin
• amylase
• bile

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...

• Mechanical Digestion
• Chemical Digestion

Gastric juices in the stomach digest food into a thick liquid.  This is...

• Mechanical digestion
• Chemical digestion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Enzymes (chemicals) in your saliva help break down food while chewing.  This is...

• Mechanical digestion
• Chemical digestion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Type of digestion in the stomach:

• Mechanical
• Chemical
• Both

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The partly-digested food in the stomach leaves into

• The gullet

• The appendix

• The small intestine

• The large intestine

The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract)includes all the following, EXCEPT

• Esophagus

• Liver

• Stomach

• Small intestine