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WorksheetsDigestive System
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the body system that breaks down food into energy that the body can use?
Skeletal System
Circulatory System
Nervous System
Digestive System
Where does the digestive system begin?
Mouth
Esophagus
Stomach
Small Intestine
The _____________ is a long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
Tongue
Rectum
Esophagus
Small Intestine
Where does food enter? This is also where the teeth and saliva start the digestion
Enzymes
Gallbladder
Large intestine
Mouth
what is the function of a stomach
to continue the digestion process using muscles and hydrochloric acid
to break down enzymes
to answer a whales call
to transfer bile to the small intestine
What is the function of a small intestine
to crunch the food
To add enzymes
Contains hydrochloric acid
To absorb nutrients and water
what is mechanical digestion
breaks down large food particles into smaller food particles that can be taken in by cells
breaks down large food particles into smaller food particles that can be taken in by cells
uses mouth esophagus and stomach to break down food by chewing and mashing
What is the function of a large intestine
To absorb remaining water and to get rid of remaining waste
to use enzymes to break down food even further
What is the process known as peristalsis
The process that transfers food from the mouth to the stomach. Also known as swallowing
The process that breaks down food by chewing and mashing
Food that give us nutrients can be divided into three groups: (marcar 3)
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Water
Vitamins, minerals and vegetable fibre
Before starch can enter a cell, it must be
absorbed by simple sugars
diffused into simple sugars
digested to form simple sugars
actively transported by simple sugars
The digestion of starch begins in the
mouth
stomach
gall bladder
small intestine
In humans, structures that absorb most of the products of digestion are the
ducts of the pancreas
cells of the esophagus
muscular folds of the gallbladder
villi of the small intestine
What occurs during the digestion of proteins?
Specific enzymes break down proteins into amino acids.
Specific hormones break down proteins into simple sugars.
Specific hormones break down proteins into complex starches.
Specific enzymes break down proteins into simple sugars.
The process of peristalsis is best described as the
loss of water from vascular plants
release of acid into the stomach
chemical breakdown of food in the small intestine
muscular contractions of the gastrointestinal tract
THE PROCESS OF TAKING FOOD INTO THE BODY:
INGESTION
PERISTALYSIS
DIGESTION
ABSORPTION
THE MOVEMENT OF FOOD THROUGH THE BODY
INGESTION
PERISTALSIS
DIGESTION
ABSORPTION
The mechanical and chemical breakdown of the food
DIGESTION
ABSORPTION
INGESTION
PERISTALSIS
The passage of nutrients from the digestive tract into the bloodstream:
INGESTION
DIGESTION
ABSORPTION
DEFECATION
The elimination of wastes from the body
INGESTION
DEFECATION
DIGESTION
ABSORPTION
ONCE FOOD IS BREAKING DOWN MECHANICALLY, IT TURNS INTO:
CHYME
BOLUS
I MAKE INSULIN TO REGULATE OUR SUGAR:
Pancreas
Liver
Gallbladder
stomach
