Body Systems: Digestive and Excretory Review

What stores bile?

• Colon
• Gall Bladder
• Small Intestine

What are the main organs of the excretory system

• Kidneys, Large intestines, Liver, Urethra, Ureters

• Brain, Intestine, muscles

• Lungs, Brain, Mouth

What are the rhythmic muscular contractions of your esophagus called to help food move along?

• swallowing

• peristalsis

• inertia contractions

• paralysis

Digestion begins in the ______.

• Mouth

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Gallbladder

Digestion starts when you place the food in your mouth and start chewing. Once the food is chewed into a paste and you swallow it will enter the_____________.

• Small intestines

• Lungs

• Esophagus

• Trachea

Responsible for removing metabolic waste.

• Digestive system
• Excretory system

Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

• stomach

• liver

• small intestine

• large intestine

The chewed up food moves from the mouth to the stomach through the ___________.

• esophagus

• pancreas

• liver

• small intestine

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

• mechanical

• chemical

• both mechanical and chemical

Which nutrient is the number one energy source for the body?

• Grains
• Vegetables
• Carbohydrates
• Vitamins