Digestive System Quiz

The process of chewing, churning, or mixing to break down food.

• Chemical Digestion

• Motion Digestion

• Mechanical Digestion

• Complete Digestion

Chemical digestion uses these to help digest food.

• Teeth and Muscles

• Enzymes and other Gastric Juices

• Muscles and the Brain

• Water and Heat

Mechanical and Chemical digestion takes place in the mouth AND stomach. True or False

• True

• False

This digestive organ is responsible for transporting food to the stomach

• Trachea

• Throat

• Esophagus

• Pharynx

This is the organ of the digestive system where the most chemical digestion takes place and nutrients from our food are absorbed by villi.

• Large Intestine

• Stomach

• Small Intestine

• Mouth

This organ is responsible for absorbing any extra water and preparing undigested food for elimination out the body.

• Stomach

• Large Intestine

• Rectum

• Anus

This is the "holding bin" for solid waste until it can be released from the body.

• Stomach

• Rectum

• Anus

• Small Intestine

This organ produces bile that is used in the small intestine.

• Gallbladder

• Liver

• Anus

• Pancreas

This organ stores bile until our body needs it.

• Liver

• Pancreas

• Lungs

• Gallbladder

Bile is produced in the _________ and stored in the _____________

• liver; gallbladder

• liver; small intestine

• pancreas; gallbladder

• pancreas; small intestine