The Digestive System

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

• larynx

• trachea

• esophagus

• bronchioles

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

• mechanical

• chemical

• both mechanical and chemical

Where does the process of digestion begin?

• mouth

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

• amylase

• chyme

• pepsin

• bile

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Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

• stomach

• liver

• small intestine

• large intestine

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

• swallowing

• peristalsis

• inertia contractions

• paralysis

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

• Mechanical Digestion
• Chemical Digestion

Gastric juices in the stomach digest food into a thick liquid.  This is...

• Mechanical digestion
• Chemical digestion

What stores bile?

• Colon
• Gall Bladder
• Small Intestine

The organ where food doesn't pass through but it does break down fats and detoxify poisons?

• liver
• small intestine
• stomach
• large intestine