Digestive System

Which organ releases digestive enzymes into the small intestine?

• pancreas

• small intestine

• esophagus

• salivary glands

What organ is responsible for the majority of the absoption that occurs in the digestive system?

• large intestine

• small intestine

• stomach

• oral cavity

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

Which organ makes bile?

• liver

• gallbladder

• pancreas

Structure 12 is the

• pancreas

• salivary glands

• mouth

• esophagus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Structure 16 is the

• pancreas

• salivary glands

• larynx

• esophagus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Structure 4 is the

• pancreas

• liver

• stomach

• gall bladder

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7