Digestive System

What do you call the organ that takes food from your mouth to your stomach?

• esophagus

• small intestine

What is the purpose of the digestive system?

• to exchange gasses in your body

• to get rid of waste in the body

• to break down food into nutrients the body can use

• to break down food into oxygen

What is digestion?

• The process of breaking down large food molecules into smaller molecules.

• The process of breaking down large food molecules into bigger molecules.

What is this organ?

• Liver

• Kidney

• Pancreas

• Stomach

What is this organ (the one in red)?

• Pancreas

• Kidney

• Liver

• Stomach

What is the process of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food through the digestive tract?

• Pericardium

• Peristalsis

• Pepsin

• Pericoronitis

Where does absorption primarily take place?

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

• Gall bladder

Where is bile produced?

• Kidney

• Pancreas

• Liver

• Small intestine

What is the term given to a ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth?

• Peristalsis

• Mucus

• Epiglottis

• Bolus

What is the acidic fluid that passes from the stomach following churning?

• Bolus

• Chyme

• Hydrochloric acid

• Enzymes