Digestive Practice

Where does the digestive system start?

• The liver

• The throat

• The stomach

• The mouth

What does the small intestine do?

• reabsorbs the water after the process of the system.

• Absorbs most of the end of the nutrients and minerals from where the food takes place.

• keeps the stomach in balance for when the system starts.

• Absorbs most of the food that's left from the process.

Which is the esophagus?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

What does the large intestine do?

• digest the food from this process

• makes a pathway for the food

• reabsorb a lot of the water from this process

• absorbs the food from this process

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

• larynx

• trachea

• esophagus

• bronchioles

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

• mechanical

• chemical

• both mechanical and chemical

Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

• stomach

• liver

• small intestine

• large intestine

What part of the digestive system mechanically and chemically breaks down food?

• mouth

• stomach

• both the mouth and stomach

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

• teeth

• muscles of the stomach

• enzymes

What are the rhythmic muscular contractions of your esophagus called to help food move along?

• swallowing

• peristalsis

• inertia contractions

• paralysis