Respiratory & Digestive System

Expands and contracts the lungs

• Esophagus

• Enzymes

• Diaphragm

• Vocal Cords

Responsible for the breakdown of food into energy

• Digestive System

• Enzymes

• Esophagus

• Diaphragm

Long tube connecting the mouth to the stomach

• Diaphragm

• Enzymes

• Esophagus

• Vocal Cords

Breaks down fat, protein, and carbohydrates

• Diaphargm

• Enzymes

• Esophagus

• Digestive System

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Opens and closes to make sounds

• Diaphragm

• Enzymes

• Esophagus

• Vocal cords

The _______ includes the nose, mouth, trachea, and bronchi.

• lungs

• airway

• stomach

The diaphragm is a muscle and is therefore part of the muscular and respiratory systems.

• True

• False

The digestive process always takes 4 hours.

• True

• False

The function of the _____ is to exchange oxygen from the air to the bloodstream, and the carbon dioxide from the bloodstream into the air.

• heart

• larynx

• lungs

• stomach

The walls of the stomach and intestine are make of cardiac muscle.

• True

• False