Digestive System

Where does digestion start?

• the stomach

• the esophagus

• the mouth

• the small intestines

Which organ carries food from the mouth to the stomach?

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What organ helps break down sugars, fats, starches and regulate blood-sugar levels?

• small intestines

• liver

• stomach

• pancreas

Which organ is where most of the nutrient absorption happen?

• large intestines

• small intestines

• esophagus

• liver

What are two functions the liver has?

• grinds food and reabsorbs water

• helps digest fats and filters toxins from the blood

• carries food to the stomach and absorbs nutrients

• gets rid of waste and regulates blood-sugar

Which J-shaped organ breaks food into smaller pieces to continue digestion?

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What are two functions of the large intestines?

• absorb nutrients and break food into smaller pieces

• regulate blood-sugar and reabsorb water

• filter toxins from blood and digest fats

• reabsorbs water and gets rid of solid waste