Digestive System

Where does the digestive system start?

• The liver

• The throat

• The stomach

• The mouth

What does the small intestine do?

• reabsorbs the water after the process of the system.

• Absorbs most of the end of the nutrients and minerals from where the food takes place.

• keeps the stomach in balance for when the system starts.

• Absorbs most of the food that's left from the process.

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

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

• larynx

• trachea

• esophagus

• bronchioles

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

• mechanical

• chemical

• both mechanical and chemical

Where does the process of digestion begin?

• mouth

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

• amylase

• chyme

• pepsin

• bile

What makes the small intestine have such a large surface area?

• 21 feet long

• villi

• microvilli

• all answers contribute

What part of the digestive system mechanically and chemically breaks down food?

• mouth

• stomach

• both the mouth and stomach

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

• teeth

• muscles of the stomach

• enzymes