Digestion and Excretion Exam

Tube that carries swallowed food to the stomach

• esophagus
• liver
• pancreas
• rectum

Food is broken down to supply energy for your body in the ____________

• digestive system
• endocrine system
• excretory system
• reproductive system

What happens when the food goes to the small intestine?

• nutrients gets into the blood
• the food keeps on going
• nothing

The organ in orange represents the:

• Liver
• Lung
• Stomach
• Pancreas

Breaking food down with the use of enzymes is known as:

• Chemical Digestion
• Physical Digestion

The highlighted organ is the

• liver
• large intestine
• small intestine
• stomach

Peristalsis refers to

• one of the digestive organs
• the action of the stomach
• heart rate increasing
• smooth muscles moving food through the digestive system

Chewing food is an example of _____________.

• chemical digestion
• mechanical digestion

Saliva contains this enzyme to start the digestive process.

• spit
• amylase
• hydrochloric acid
• sodium bicarbonate

Amylase breaks down simple ________.

• fats
• proteins
• amino acids
• starches/carbs