Exploring the Functions of the Digestive System

Which of the following is made up of different organs that worked together to break down food and nourish the body?

• Digestion

• Ingestion

• Peristalsis

• Digestive System

Where does digestion of food begin?

• Mouth

• Esophagus

• Small Intestine

• Pharynx

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What is the enzyme in your mouth responsible in the initial digestion of carbohydrates?

• Pepsin

• Lactase

• Ptyalin

• Lipase

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which enzyme helps break down protein in the stomach?

• Pepsin

• Lactase

• Ptyalin

• Lipase

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What are the two types of digestion?

• Physical and mechanical digestion

• Physical and chemical digestion

• Chemical and enzymatic digestion

• Enzymatic and mechanical digestion

Where does swallowing occur?

• Mouth

• Esophagus

• Small intestine

• Pharynx

It is a process of muscle contraction to facilitate the movement of food.

• Digestion

• Ingestion

• Peristalsis

• Digestive System

What do you call the chewed food that travels through your esophagus?

• Bolus

• Callus

• Chyme

• Chime

Where does digestion end?

• Mouth

• Esophagus

• Small intestine

• Pharynx

These are fingerlike projections in the small intestine that function in the absorption of nutrients

• Sphincter

• Bile

• Villi

• Pharynx