Digestive System and Nutrition Review

Fact: One of these is not a macronutrient. Which one is it?

• calcium

• protein

• carbohydrate

• fat

What is the acidic fluid that leaves the stomach after it has been thoroughly interrogated?

• Bolus

• Chyme

• Hydrochloric acid

• Enzymes

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Fact: In the wild world of digestion, what do you call the ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in your mouth?

• Peristalsis

• Mucus

• Epiglottis

• Bolus

Question: What do proteins break down into? Hint: It's not bears.

• fatty acids

• nucleic acids

• amino acids

• hydrochloric acids

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Identify this organ, which is crucial for digestion and insulin production. Fact: It's not a vegetable.

• spleen

• gall bladder

• pancreas

• jejunum

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Fact: The liver, much like a factory, produces a crucial substance. What is it?

• bile

• ptyalin

• hydrochloric acid

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Fact: The place where digestion begins is as important as the Schrute family beet farm. Identify it.

• Stomach

• Small Inestine

• Mouth

• Liver

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Fact: When you eat a beet, and it gets broken down by enzymes or acid, that's called __________ digestion.

• Chemical

• Mental

• Emotional

• Mechanical

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Fact: When you chew, mix, and churn food, you are engaging in __________ digestion. It's like being the assistant regional manager of your own stomach.

• Chemical

• Mental

• Emotional

• Mechanical

Question: What is the muscular tube that, much like a Schrute beet delivery system, transports food from the pharynx to the stomach?

• Uvula

• Esophagus

• Palate

• Salivary glands