Digestive Organs and Functions

What is muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx (throat) to the stomach?

• Uvula

• esophagus

• Palate

• Salivary glands

When food is broken down by enzymes or acid, __________ digestion is taking place.

• Chemical

• Mental

• Emotional

• Mechanical

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The gallbladder is an accessory organ of digestion.

• True

• False

 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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What digestive organ is the arrow pointing to that produces bile?

• Liver

• Stomach

• Gallbladder

• Pancreas

What are the functions of Pancreas?

• Helps in digestion and regulating blood pressure

• Helps in digestion and regulating blood sugar

• Helps in blood sugar regulation and produces insulin

• Helps in blood sugar regulation and produces glucagon

What is the role of the large intestine in the digestive system?

• To absorb water and salts from the material that has not been digested as food

• To produce digestive enzymes

• To absorb nutrients

• To store bile

What is the purpose of the gallbladder?

• Storing and concentrating bile when not needed

• Creating gallstones

• Creating and storing bile until needed

What is the role of the stomach in digestion?

• It absorbs nutrients and water

• It produces bile

• It churns food and mixes it with digestive juices

• It is the primary site for the absorption of vitamins

What is the last section of the digestive system, where water is absorbed from food and the remaining material is eliminated from the body?

• Large Intestine

• Small Intestine

• Appendix

• Pharynx