Digestive and Circulatory System

physical breakdown of food

• chemical digestion

• esophagus

• mechanical digestion

breaking down food with enzymes

• chemical digestion

• esophagus

• peristalsis

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tube connecting the mouth to the stomach

• stomach

• esophagus

• peristalsis

waves of muscle contractions (squeezing)

• stomach

• small intestine

• peristalsis

large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food

• stomach

• small intestine

• liver

Digestive organ where most chemical digestion and absorption of food takes place

• pancreas

• small intestine

• liver

produces bile to break up fat particles

• pancreas

• large intestine

• liver

Which parts of the diagram is the small and large intestine?

• A~ small intestine

  E~ large intestine

• D~ small intestine

  E~ large intestine

• C~ large intestine

  B~ small intestine

• A~ large intestine

  C~ small intestine

• E~ small intestine

  D~ large intestine

Which organ of the digestive system physically breaks down food by the squeezing and churning of muscular contractions?

• mouth

• stomach

• esophagus

• small intestine

Which organ is responsible for absorbing water from digested food?

• small intestine

• stomach

• large intestine

• mouth