Digestive System CUA Retake Review

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 process of digestion begin?

• mouth

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

• amylase

• chyme

• pepsin

• bile

Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

• stomach

• liver

• small intestine

• large intestine

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

• swallowing

• peristalsis

• inertia contractions

• paralysis

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

• esophagus

• small intestine

• mouth

• stomach

• large 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

Types of digestion that start in the mouth include:

• Respiratory digestion - air we breathe magically breaks down food

• Chemical digestion - saliva has enzymes which start breaking down food

• Psychological digestion - the mouth uses the mind to dissolve food

• Muscular digestion - our muscles body slam food into smaller chunks

• Mechanical digestion - chewing breaks food down into smaller and smaller pieces

Undigested food goes here. Water and mineral salts from undigested food are absorbed. What organ am I?

• mouth
• stomach
• small intestine 
• large intestine