Digestive/Excretory Systems

The digestive system is a group or organs working together to

• Turn food into nutrients for energy and growth

• Break down food into smaller pieces

• Add bile to the food in the stomach

• Push food through the system

Which is not a part of the digestive system?

• Large intestine

• Small intestine

• Trachea

• Esophagus

What is the function of the small intestine in the digestive system?

• Absorption of minerals and nutrients

• Exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

• Deliver nutrients to the cells

• Control all aspects of body movement

The stomach helps to digest food with _____________ processes

• Chemical

• Physical

• Chemical and physical

• Neither

What is the function of the large intestine?

• Add bile to the food to help break it down

• Remove nutrients from the food with chemical processes

• Absorb remaining material into the body

• Remove water from the remaining undigested material

The ____________ stores bile until it is needed in the digestive tract.

• Liver

• Trachea

• Pancreas

• Gallbladder

This organ produces a compound called bile that helps break down food.

• Liver

• Trachea

• Pancreas

• Gallbladder

This part of the digestive system receives stool from the colon

• Large intestine

• Small intestine

• Rectum

• Liver

This organ has strong muscular walls that grind and mix food into liquid using muscles and enzymes.

• Mouth

• Esophagus

• Stomach

• Small intestine

This organ allows the absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream.

• Stomach

• Large intestine

• Small intestine

• Liver