Digestive System Assessment Review

The stomach helps to digest food with

• A. chemical

• B. physical

• C. chemical and physical

• D. none of these

The digestive system is a group of organs working together to

• A. turn food into nutrients for energy and growth

• B. break down food into smaller pieces

• C. add bile to the food in the stomach

• D. push food through the system

What is the function of the small intestine in the digestive system?

• A. It absorbs nutrients.

• B. It exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide.

• C. It delivers nutrients to the cells.

• D. It controls all aspects of body movement.

What is the function of the large intestine?

• A. Add bile to the food to help break it down.

• B. Remove nutrients from the food with chemical processes.

• C. Absorb remaining material into the body.

• D. Remove water from the remaining undigested material.

This organ produces a compound called bile that helps break down food.

• A. liver

• B. trachea

• C. pancreas

• D. gallbladder

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

This organ allows the absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream.

• A. stomach

• B. large intestine

• C. small intestine

• D. liver

This part of the digestive system secretes saliva which helps to chemically break down food.

• A. teeth

• B. tongue

• C. mouth

• D. esophagus

Describe the difference between chemical and physical (mechanical) digestion, giving examples of organs that use these methods to break down food.

where digestion begins

• chemical digestion

• mouth

• mechanical digestion

physical breakdown of food

• chemical digestion

• esophagus

• mechanical digestion