Digestion and Absorption

The process of breaking down food into nutrient rich molecules.

• absorption

• digestion

• peristalsis

• villi

The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood.

• absorption

• digestion

• peristalsis

• villi

moves food from the mouth to the stomach

• esophagus

• small intestine

• large intestine

• pancreas

the organ which absorbs water

• small intestine

• stomach

• villi

• large intestine

produces enzymes that break down food

• liver

• pancreas

• gall bladder

• stomach

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

finger-like projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients

• digestion

• absorption

• peristalsis

• villi

Which organ produces bile that breaks down food?

• pancreas

• liver

• gall bladder

• stomach

Which organ stores bile?

• gall bladder

• villi

• pancreas

• liver

Amylase in saliva changes starch into...

• sugar

• waste

• stomach acid

• chyme

Where does the digestion of proteins take place?

• Mouth and stomach

• Stomach and small intestine

• Mouth and small intestine

• Mouth, stomach and small intestine

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7