Digestive System

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

Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

• stomach

• liver

• small intestine

• large intestine

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

• teeth

• muscles of the stomach

• enzymes

The teeth and tongue of the oral cavity break foodstuff down physically. This is an example of

• mechanical digestion

• chemical digestion

• absorption

• peristalsis

Which of the following is an accessory organ of the digestive system?

• stomach

• small intestine

• esophagus

• liver

Which of the following answers correctly sequences the pathway food takes from the beginning to end?

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

• mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine

• mouth, stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine

Which organ stores and releases bile?

• liver

• gallbladder

• pancreas

Structure 16 is the

• pancreas

• salivary glands

• larynx

• esophagus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Structure 4 is the

• pancreas

• liver

• stomach

• gall bladder

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7