Digestive System Review

Which best describes the way the digestive and muscular systems are

related?

• Swallowed food is pushed through the esophagus.

• The diaphragm, above the intestines, inflates and deflates.

• Nutrients are transported to the bones to help them function.

• The heart absorbs oxygen and nutrients from various parts of the

  body.

Why is the digestive system so important for the human body?

• It circulates blood to all of the organs.

• It moves oxygen through the lungs and into the blood.

• It carries away waste products from the place they are created.

• It breaks food into nutrients and moves the nutrients into the blood.

Which part of the digestive system helps move food into your stomach?

• trachea

• esophagus

• small intestine

• liver

Which part of the digestive system removes the nutrients from the food we eat?

• large intestine

• esophagus

• small intestine

• gall bladder

Which organ absorbs any remaining water and turns food into waste?

• large Intestine

• small Intestine

• liver

• pancreas

Where does digestion begin?

• mouth

• esophagus

• stomach

• small Intestine

Which example best shows structures that make up the digestive system in the human body?

• heart, blood, vessels

• nose, trachea, lungs

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

• esophagus, stomach, intestines

Digestion begins...

• In your stomach
• In your mouth
• In your small intestine
• In your large intestine

What does our body receive from food?

• organs
• saliva
• nutrients
• cells

Why are nutrients MOST important to our body?

• Gives us energy
• Makes us happy
• Makes us full
• None of the above