Digestive system

Bile is produced by the ________

• brain

• pancreas

• gallbladder

• liver

All are functions of the digestive system EXCEPT

• breakdown of food

• bringing oxygen to the body

• absorption of nutrients

• elimination of waste

chemical digestion

• uses digestive juices and enzymes to break down food at the molecular level

• the movement of molecules from the small intestine into the bloodstream

• the process of absorbing and using nutrients in the body

• the removal of waste from the body as feces

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mechanical digestion

• 
  taking food into the mouth

• the chemicals which are found in food that the body needs for growth and repair of tissues

• 
  the physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces through chewing or churning in the stomach

• 
  smooth muscular movements which push the food along the digestive tract

peristalsis

• 
  taking food into the mouth

• • smooth muscular movements which push the food along the digestive tract

• 
  the physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces through chewing or churning in the stomach

• 
  the chemicals which are found in food that the body needs for growth and repair of tissues

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

• 
  larynx

• teeth

• esophagus

• salivary glands

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

• mechanical

• both mechanical and chemical

• chemical

• physical

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Where does the process of digestion begin?

• mouth

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

• chyme

• pepsin

• amylase

• bile salt

Where does most of the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

• mouth

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

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