Digestive System Nursing

absorbs water

• small intestine

• stomach

• villi

• large intestine

produces enzymes that break down food

• liver

• pancreas

• gall bladder

• stomach

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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

• accessory organs

• the digestive tract

• acid makers

• digestion helpers

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

Which organ stores bile?

• gall bladder

• villi

• pancreas

• liver

chemical digestion happens here

• stomach

• liver

• pancreas

• large intestine

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