Digestive System

In what organ does mechanical digestion take place?

• Mouth

• Stomach

• Small Intestine

• Esophagus

What organ is responsible for absorbing a majority of the water in the food you eat?

• Small Intestine

• Large Intestine

• Stomach

• Mouth

What organ in responsible for absorbing micronutrients (like vitamins and minerals) from the food you eat?

• Small Intestine

• Large Intestine

• Stomach

• Mouth

In what organ does chemical digestion BEGIN?

• Mouth

• Stomach

• Small Intestine

• Esophagus

What organ uses peristalsis to move food?

• Stomach

• Mouth

• Liver

• Esophagus

In what organ does a majority of chemical digestion take place?

• Small Intestine

• Stomach

• Mouth

• Large Intestine

My dog once ate a whole stick of butter. What organ was in charge of absorbing all the hydrcarbons it was broken down into?

• Mouth

• Stomach

• Large Intestine

• Small Intestine

What organ breaks down alcohol?

• Stomach

• Pancreas

• Liver

• Small Intestine

What organ produces a fluid that prevents your stomach acid from eating away at the walls of your intestines?

• Stomach

• Liver

• Small Intestine

• Pancreas

What organ helps regulate your blood sugar by producing insulin?

• Pancreas

• Liver

• Stomach

• Small Intestine