Digestive System

The pancreas, liver, and gallbladder are known as...

• accessory organs

• the digestive tract

• acid makers

• digestion helpers

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

chemical digestion happens here

• stomach

• liver

• pancreas

• large intestine

mechanical digestion happens here

• stomach

• liver

• esophagus

• pancreas

a combination of organs that breaks down food into usable energy in the body.  

• Digestive System

• Circulatory System

• Immune System

• Organ System

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What is the main job of the digestive system?

• break down foods into nutrients that can be used by the body

• take in oxygen and exhale waste like carbon dioxide

• pump blood throughout the body

• makes the body hungry

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Where does digestion start?

• stomach

• mouth

• esophagus

Which statement describes how your body systems function so that you can survive?

• The systems in my body share their functions in order to help me maintain homeostasis.

• The systems in my body work together to help me get food, oxygen and energy to do things like move and respond to the environment.

• The systems in my body share their functions in order to help me respond to the environment.

• The systems in my body work independently and have separate functions that help me get food, oxygen and energy or do things like move and respond to the environment.

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What is the primary function of the small intestine in the digestive system?

• Absorption of nutrients

• Production of bile

• Mechanical digestion

• Storage of waste