Digestive System

Which of the following is NOT a function of the digestive system?

• digesting food

• receive stimuli

• eliminating solid waste

• absorbing nutrients and water

Which organ is missing in the pathway that food travels through the body?

Mouth, ________________, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus.

• esophagus

• trachea

• windpipe

• pancreas

Which of the following is an example of mechanical digestion?

• bile breaking down fats

• amylase digesting starches

• teeth chewing food

• hydrochloric acid (HCl) in the stomach

Which of the following is an example of chemical digestion?

• smooth muscle churning food in the stomach

• peristalsis moving food down the esophagus

• teeth chewing food

• pancreatic juice digesting food in the small intestine

Where does digestion begin?

• stomach

• mouth

• gallbladder

• small intestine

The tube that carries food toward the stomach is the:

• trachea

• esophagus

• small intestine

• large intestine

The stomach secretes hydrochloric acid (HCl) as well as this digestive enzyme that digests proteins.

• amylase

• lipase

• pepsin

• bile

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How long is the small intestine?

• 6 meters

• 16 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 10 meters

How long is the large intestine?

• 6 meters

• 16 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 10 meters

This is the last section of the large intestine that stores the solid waste until it is ready for elimination.

• rectum

• anus

• villi

• esophagus