The digestive system

Where does digestion begin?

• Esophagus

• Teeth

• Mouth

• Stomach

The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...

• Mechanical Digestion
• Chemical Digestion

The digestive system makes food into _____.

• water

• energy

• intestines

What are the two types of digestion?

• Optional and mandatory

• microscopic and macroscopic

• anatomical and physiological

• mechanical and chemical

Choose 3 functions of the digestive system?

• Break down food

• Absorb nutrients into the blood

• Eliminate solid waste

• Control body movement

• Pump up blood

Look at the picture. What is the function of "B"?

• produces acid and mixes the food

• absorbs water and releases waste

• absorbs nutrients

• produces saliva

What is the name of the structure labeled C?

• small intestine

• large intestine

• anus

• stomach

What is the name of tube that carries food from your mouth to the stomach?

• windpipe

• esophagus

• lungs

• saliva

Where do nutrients get absorbed into the blood?

• in the mouth

• in the esophagus

• in the small intestine

• in the rectum

What part of the digestive system is marked with "X"?

• Anus

• Large intestine

• Stomach

• Small intestine