Digestive System Assignment

________ are proteins that affect many body processes.

• Hormones
• Enzymes
• Peristalsis
• Peptic Acid

The body system that converts fuel into usable energy is the ________.

• Digestive System
• Nervous System
• Excretory System
• Circulatory System

________ is a series of involuntary waves that carry food particles along.

• Saliva
• Parathyroid
• Enzymes
• Paristalsis

The lining of the ________ absorbs much of the liquid contained in the waste material.

• Colon
• Stomach
• Pancreas
• Small Intestine

________ are sores in the stomach or small intestine.

• Peristalsis
• Ulcers
• Contusion
• Blood Clot

Digestion involves both mechanical and chemical processes.

• True
• False

The digestion process starts in the stomach.

• True
• False

Most digestion takes place in the large intestine.

• True
• False

To aid in digestion, the gallbladder produces bile, a substance that helps break down fats.

• True
• False

The process of removing waste from the body is known as digestion.

• True
• False