Digestive and Urinary System

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

• larynx

• trachea

• esophagus

• bronchioles

What is the absence of urine?

Name this structure

• duodenum

• jejunum

• ileum

• cecum

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

• mechanical

• chemical

• both mechanical and chemical

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

• amylase

• chyme

• pepsin

• bile

Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

• stomach

• liver

• small intestine

• large intestine

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

• teeth

• muscles of the stomach

• enzymes

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

• swallowing

• peristalsis

• inertia contractions

• paralysis

Name this structure

• spleen
• gall bladder
• pancreas
• jejunum

What  does not occur here?

• mechanical digestion
• chemical digestion
• absorption
• all occur here