Unit 8: Digestive System

• Which process involves the intake of food and liquid?

• Mastication

• Ingestion

• Churning

• Churning

What is the primary function of the mouth in the digestive process?

• Absorption of nutrients

• Churning of food

• Mastication

• Secretion of enzymes

Which type of digestion involves the breakdown of food using enzymes?

• Physical digestion

• Chemical digestion

• Absorption

• Assimilation

Match the following

• elimination

• uses enzymes to breakdown food into small elements so they can be absorbed by the body

• absorption

• mastication and churning of the stomach

• chemical digestion

• movement of nutrients into bloodstream

• physical digestion

• removal of solid waste from body

Where does absorption primarily occur in the digestive system?

• Stomach

• Esophagus

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

Which structures aid in the absorption of nutrients in the intestines?

• Microbes

• Villi

• Pyloric sphincter

• Gastric glands

What is the process of removing solid waste from the body known as?

• Digestion

• Absorption

• Elimination

• Secretion

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Alimentary Canal

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(b) Accessory Organs

• pancreas

• hollow muscular tube that winds through the body

• small and large intestine

• stomach

• oral cavity

• rectum

• tongue

• anus

• esophagus

• salivary glands

• teeth

• liver

• pharynx

• gallbladder

• aid in the digestive process

Reorder the some of the following alimentary canal

• oral cavity

• stomach

• esophagus

• pharynx

• small intestine

Which anatomical structure divides the upper and lower digestive systems while also playing a role in respiration?

• Liver

• Pancreas

• Diaphragm

• Gall bladder