Digestive System

What enzyme chemically breaks down CHO's?

• amylase

• pepsin

• bile

• lipase

Where does the digestive system start?

• The liver

• The throat

• The stomach

• The mouth

What part(s) of the digestive system mechanically and chemically break(s) down food?

• mouth

• stomach

• both the mouth and stomach

• small intestine

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

• teeth

• muscles of the stomach

• enzymes

• peristalsis

What are the rhythmic muscular contractions of your esophagus called to help food move along?

• swallowing

• peristalsis

• inertia contractions

• paralysis

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

• larynx

• trachea

• esophagus

• bronchioles

What are the main parts of the digestive system 

• stomach, small and large intestine
• mouth,stomach,esophagus,large and small intestine, and rectum
• stomach, lungs, trachea, rectum
• large and small intestine, trachea, stomach, mouth

A long folded tube inside the body attached to the stomach where nutrients in the food are absorbed.

• large intestine
• small intestine
• esophagus
• rectum

The tube after the small intestine where water is absorbed.

• large intestine

• small intestine

• rectum

• stomach

The place where waste is stored before it leaves the body.

• rectum
• anus
• small intestine
• large intestine