What are the functions of the digestive system?

• Absorption

• Elimination

• Digestion

• All of the above

What is the last section of the digestive system, where water is absorbed from food and the remaining material is eliminated from the body?

• Large Intestine

• Small Intestine

• Appendix

• Pharynx

When food is chewed, mixed, and churned __________ digestion is taking place.

• Chemical

• Mental

• Emotional

• Mechanical

When food is broken down by enzymes or acid, __________ digestion is taking place.

• Chemical

• Mental

• Emotional

• Mechanical

The __________ is where digestion begins.

• Stomach

• Small Inestine

• Mouth

• Liver

The process of changing complex solid foods into simpler soluble forms that can be absorbed by the cells of the body is called:

• Digestion

• Peristalsis

• Mesentary

The liver produces:

• bile

• ptyalin

• hydrochloric acid

What is the purpose of the gallbladder?

• Storing and concentrating bile when not needed

• Creating gallstones

• Creating and storing bile until needed

The gallbladder is an accessory organ of digestion.

• True

• False

Which organ is primarily responsible for nutrient absorption in the digestive system?

• Stomach

• Small Intestine

• Large Intestine

• Liver