Chapter 5 Digestion Quiz Review

The process of breaking down food into forms the body can use

• esophagus

• digestion

• cavity

• tongue

Covers the opening to the trachea and keeps food from going down the wrong passageway

• cavity

• saliva

• sphincter

• epiglottis

Pushes food around inside your mouth

• saliva

• digestion

• tongue

• epiglottis

The tube that connects the throat to the stomach and moves the food along

• enamel

• gastric juices

• esophagus

• digestion

A hard covering that protects the teeth from the pressures of biting and chewing food

• saliva

• tongue

• digestion

• enamel

The clear liquid in the mouth that begins the digestive process

• saliva

• enamel

• epiglottis

• cavity

A mixture of digestive enzymes, water, and acid that helps the stomach break down food

• esophagus

• gastric juices

• cavity

• enamel

A ring of muscles that controls an opening

• sphincter

• digestion

• epiglottis

• tongue

ice cream and cake

• bitter

• salty

• unami

• sweet

pretzels and peanuts

• bitter

• sour

• salty

• sweet