Digestive System Medical Terms

waves of muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.

• digestion

• absorption

• peristalsis

• villi

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which organ stores bile?

• gall bladder

• villi

• pancreas

• liver

chemical digestion happens here

• stomach

• liver

• pancreas

• large intestine

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

mechanical digestion happens here

• stomach

• liver

• esophagus

• pancreas

A disease in which stomach acid goes up into the esophagus causing burning pain and sometimes ulcers.

• celiac disease

• GERD (acid reflux)

• appendicitus

• diarhea

absorbs water

• small intestine

• stomach

• villi

• large intestine

Why do we need food to break apart the food we eat?

• So it can fit into our stomachs

• So our bodies can use the nutrients from the food

• So liquids can be separated from solids

• So that our bodies' enzymes have something to do.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

If you wanted to find the glands that produce salivary amylase, where would you look?

• In your mouth

• In your throat

• In your intestines

• In your stomach