Anatomy & physiology

What are the organs related to the digestive system?

• small intestine

• large intestine

• stomach

• lungs

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

• mechanical

• chemical

• both mechanical and chemical

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Where does the process of digestion begin?

• mouth

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

• stomach

• liver

• small intestine

• large intestine

What enzyme is produced by this structure

• gastrin
• pepsin
• amylase
• bile

What  does not occur here?

• mechanical digestion
• chemical digestion
• absorption
• all occur here

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

We breathe in _____& breathe out ______.

• oxygen, carbon dioxide

• carbon dioxide, oxygen

What is the muscle called that assists with inhaltion & exhalation?

• diaphragm

• alveoli

• bronchus

Microscopic sacs where gas exchange takes place; are called:

• alveoli

• bronchi

• villi

• capillary beds

What important activity takes place in the lungs?

• Food is digested
• Waste filtered from blood
• Oxygen (O2) is exchanged for Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
• Trachea is exchanged for the larynx