Digestive system

Which is the best description of the digestive system?

• A system that eliminates waste from the body.

• A system that breaks down food into usable nutrients that will be absorbed by the body.

• A system that creates muscles and bones for the body.

• A system that makes food for your body.

Where does the digestive system start?

• The liver

• The throat

• The stomach

• The mouth

What does the salivary glands do for the digestive system?

• It produces saliva, which moistens the food so that it travels down the esophagus more easily.

• It produces saliva, which has an enzyme that breaks down proteins.

• It produces amylase, which breaks down fat.

• It produces saliva, which neutralizes the acid in the stomach.

What are the 2 MOST important organs in the following list?

• small intestines

• esophagus

• large intestines

• pharynx

What does the small intestine do?

• Reabsorbs the water from the remaining food.

• Absorbs most of the nutrients and minerals from digested food.

• Adds enzymes to the stomach to help with digestion.

• Compacts the remaining food into feces.

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Which is the esophagus?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

What does the large intestine do?

• Digests the food from this process

• Makes a pathway for the food

• Reabsorbs a lot of the water from this process

• Absorbs the nutrients from this process

Where does chemical digestion take place?

• mouth

• mouth and esophagus

• mouth, esophagus and stomach

• mouth, stomach, and small intestine

Which parts of the diagram is the small intestine?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Which of the following are true statements about what occurs in the stomach?

• The stomach has amylase to digest carbohydrates

• The stomach has acid that helps to break down food.

• The stomach has enzymes to break down proteins.

• The stomach has bile to break down fat.

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