Digestive System

While eating a sandwich, where does the digestion process start?

• in the stomach

• in the mouth

• in the esophagus

• in the small intestine

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While eating an apple, which part of your body helps break it into smaller pieces?

• mouth

• tongue

• teeth

• large intestine

While eating a sandwich, which muscular tube helps in pushing the food from your mouth to your stomach?

• tongue

• esophagus

• small intestine

• large intestine

The ______________ is where food is mixed with juices and is squeezed and churned until it becomes a thick liquid. 

• esophagus
• stomach
• small intestine
• large intestine

A hollow tube where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream is called the ___________. 

• esophagus
• stomach
• small intestine
• large intestine

In the process of digestion, the _________________ acts like a sponge, squeezing water out of the food we eat and absorbing it into our bloodstream.

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

While preparing a meal, you accidentally swallow a small piece of food. Which part of your digestive system, represented by number 4, will it pass through after the esophagus?

• esophagus

• large intestine

• small intestine

• liver

Which is NOT a function of the Digestive System?

• To rid the body of solid waste
• Absorb nutrients for energy & growth
• Break down nutrients from food
• Pump blood around the body

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

• stomach

• mouth

• large intestine

• esophagus

• small intestine

What is the main function of the Digestive System?

• Guards against invaders so pathogens don't get into the body

• Breaks down food so that it can get passed to the Respiratory System

• Shares recipes with the other body systems

• Converts the food we eat into small molecules to be used by the entire body

• Helps our muscles contract and our brain to think