Digestive System

Where is bile produced?

• Kidney

• Pancreas

• Liver

• Small intestine

Where does most absorption of nutrients take place?

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

• Gall bladder

What is the function of the teeth and tongue

• chemical digestion

• break down food

• mechanical digestion

• they only chew food

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Which organ churns food and uses acid and enzymes to break down food?

• stomach

• esophagus

• mouth

• epiglottis

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This organ absorbs water from digested food

• small intestine

• stomach

• villi

• large intestine

The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...

• Mechanical Digestion
• Chemical Digestion

What stores bile?

• Colon
• Gall Bladder
• Small Intestine

Which of the following helps digest starch in the mouth...

• salivary amylase
• lysozymes
• mucin
• bolus

A bolus...

• helps digest starch
• is a combination of saliva and food
• creates antibacterial activity in the mouth
• acts as a lubricant

Which of the following answers correctly sequences the pathway food takes from the beginning to end?

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

• mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine

• mouth, stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine

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