Digestive System

The process of breaking down food into forms the body can use is called _____.

• peristalsis

• digestion

• chyme

The clear liquid in the mouth is called _____.

• chyme

• saliva

• bile

Clusters of special cells on the tongue that react to chemicals in food are called _____.

• taste buds

• sphincters

• teeth

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The ring of muscles that control the opening to the stomach is called _____.

• an enzyme

• peristalsis

• a sphincter

The mixture of enzymes, water, and hydrochloric acid that helps the stomach break down food is called _____.

• chyme

• peristalsis

• gastric juices

Nutrients from food are absorbed into the blood as the chyme passes through the _____.

• small intestine

• pancreas

• gallbladder

Water and salts are absorbed by the body as the chyme passes through the _____.

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

A green liquid called bile that helps break down fats is produced in the _____.

• liver

• gallbladder

• pancreas

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The five basic food groups are protein, vegetables, fruits, _____, and dairy.

• snacks

• grains

• milk

The small intestine is lined with tiny fingerlike structures called _____.

• chyme

• villi

• sphincter