digestive system

What is the primary purpose of digestion?

• To make food taste better.

• To break down large food particles into smaller, water-soluble molecules.

• To store food in the stomach for a long time.

• To immediately send food to the large intestine.

What role does saliva play in the digestion process?

• It helps push food down the throat.

• It stores food before it reaches the stomach.

• It mixes with food particles and helps break them down further with enzymes.

• It absorbs water from food particles.

What happens to food particles in the stomach?

• They are immediately absorbed into the bloodstream.

• They are pushed directly into the large intestine.

• Acids and enzymes break them down further, and bacteria are killed.

• They are mixed with bile from the liver.

After food particles are broken down in the small intestine, what is their next step?

• They are sent to the large intestine for waste removal.

• They are absorbed into the bloodstream to provide energy to the body.

• They remain in the small intestine for storage.

• They are sent back to the stomach for further processing.