Digestive System

What is not a function of the digestive system?

• Create new foods
• Absorb water
• Process waste

What begins the process of mechanical breakdown?

• the mouth
• the esophagus
• the pancreas

What pushes food from the mouth to the stomach?

• Stomach
• Gall bladder
• Esophagus

What churns food and breaks it down further using strong acids?

• Stomach
• Salivary glands
• Liver

What produces chemicals that break down fats, starches and proteins?

• Pulmonary artery
• Pancreas
• Pituitary gland 

What produces the bile used to break down fats?

• Liver
• Large Intestine
• Mouth

What absorbs water and minerals and holds waste?

• Large Intestine (Colon)
• Small Intestine
• Gall Bladder

The process by which the body breaks down food so that it can be used for energy.

• composition
• digestion
• deposition
• absorption

A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

• pepsin
• pepsi
• saliva
• salty

Provides additional enzymes(pancreatic juice) to help nutrients get absorbed by the small intestine.

• liver
• kidneys
• gall bladder
• pancreas