Digestive & Excretory Systems

physical breakdown of food

• chemical digestion

• peristalsis

• mechanical digestion

breaking down food with enzymes

• chemical digestion

• mechanical digestion

• peristalsis

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tube connecting the mouth to the stomach

• large intestine

• esophagus

• small intestine

• ureters

waves of muscle contractions (squeezing)

• mechanical digestion

• chemical digestion

• peristalsis

large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food

• pancreas

• small intestine

• liver

• stomach

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produces bile to break up fat particles

• pancreas

• large intestine

• liver

• gallbladder

organ that stores bile

• pancreas

• large intestine

• liver

• gallbladder

Which organ is responsible for absorbing water from digested food?

• small intestine

• stomach

• large intestine

• mouth

Chewing is an example of what type of digestion?

• Peristalsis

• Excretory

• Chemical

• Mechanical

Place the following events in sequence: A) Food enters your large intestines

B) Food enters your small intestines

C) Food enters your esophagus

• A, B, C

• C, B, A

• C, A, B

• B, A, C