Digestive System

What is the MOST important organ of the digestive system?

• small intestines

• esophagus

• large intestines

• pharynx

Which is the esophagus?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

What does the large intestine do?

• digest the food from this process

• makes a pathway for the food

• reabsorb a lot of the water from this process

• absorbs the food from this process

The process by which the body breaks down food so that it can be used for energy.

• composition
• digestion
• deposition
• absorption

A long folded tube inside the body attached to the stomach where nutrients in the food are absorbed.

• large intestine
• small intestine
• esophagus
• rectum

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

A muscular tube that helps move food from the mouth to the stomach.

• esophagus
• trachaea
• small intestine
• gall bladder

Provides additional enzymes to help nutrients get broken down and absorbed in the small intestine.

• liver

• kidneys

• gall bladder

• pancreas

The place where waste is stored before it leaves the body.

• rectum
• anus
• small intestine
• large intestine