Unit 8 Urinary and Digestive

What is the name of the tube that runs through the body related to the digestive system?

• esophagus
• alimentary canal
• pharynx
• ascending canal

All are functions of the digestive system except

• bringing oxygen to the body
• absorption of nutrients
• breakdown of food
• elimination of waste

Deglutition is another name for

• digestion
• ingestion
• swallowing
• defecation

Reorder the following. Put these in order that food follows as it passes through the digestive system.

• esophagus

• large intestine

• small intestine

• mouth

• stomach

The ​ (a)   is where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream.

• small intestine
• large intestine
• stomach
• esophagus

Match the following

• esophagus

• 
• liver

• 
• stomach

• 

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What is the function of the digestive system?

• to break down food and absorb nutrients

• to support and protect our bodies
• to produce vitamin D
• to help us move

Where would you expect to find acid?

• stomach
• small intestine
• liver
• large intestine

Which parts of the diagram is the small and large intestine?

• A~ small intestine

  E~ large intestine

• D~ small intestine

  E~ large intestine

• C~ large intestine

  B~ small intestine

• A~ large intestine

  C~ small intestine

• E~ small intestine

  D~ large intestine

chemical digestion

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

• the process of absorbing and using nutrients in the body

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

• the removal of waste from the body as feces