Digestive & Excretory Systems

What is not a function of the digestive system?

• To eliminate solid wastes
• To store minerals
• To absorb nutrients
• To breakdown food into nutrients

The large intestines absorb _________________.

• Nutrients
• Chemicals
• Water
• Food

Most chemical digestion takes place in the ________________.

• Stomach
• Small intestine
• Large intestine
• Pancreas

What does bile break down?

• Food
• Sugar
• Fat
• Protein

Which is NOT a secondary organ of digestion?

• Pancreas
• Esophagus
• Gallbladder
• Liver

What organ holds waste until it is ready to be eliminated from the body?

• Rectum
• Anus
• Large intestin
• Small intestine

What is the chemical break down of food called?

• Mechanical Digestion
• Chemical Digestion
• Particle Digestion
• Physical Digestion

What is the physical break down of food?

• Physical Digestion
• Mechanical Digestion
• Chemical Digestion
• Particle Digestion

Which organ produces digestive juices that help to further break down the food in the small intestine?

• Stomach
• Liver
• Pancreas
• Gallbladder

Which organ stores bile produced by the liver?

• Liver
• Stomach
• Gallbladder
• Pancreas