Digestive Organs

Which organ stores bile?

• stomach

• gallbladder

• pancreas

• liver

How does food move through your digestive system?

• by gravity pulling it down

• when we eat more food, it forces the rest down

• muscle movements called peristalsis

• electromagnetic force

This organ soaks up water, salts and moves undigested fiber or wastes out of the body. What is it?

• small intestine

• pancreas

• stomach

• large intestine

The first part of the small intestine is the:

• Colon

• Duodenum

• Cardia

• Pylorus

Which of the following answers correctly sequences food's pathway from beginning to end?

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

• mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

• mouth, stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine

Which of the following correctly describes the purpose of digestion?

• To break down complex food molecules into simple soluble molecules

• To make complex food molecules from simple soluble molecules

• To make use of simple soluble food molecules

• To remove complex food molecules from the body

Muscle contraction that keep food moving alone in one direction through the digestive system.

• epiglottis

• nephrons

• peristalsis

• enzymes

A muscular tube that connects the mouth and the stomach

• esophagus

• small intestine

• liver

• gall bladder

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The folds of the small intestine are covered with fingerlive projections called...

• bolus

• villi

• bile

• vicky

What is one of the main functions of the large intestine?

• To break down proteins

• To absorb water

• To break down fats

• To produce bile