Digestive Quiz Review

The group of organs that break food down into molecules small enough to be absorbed and transported throughout the body

• Circulatory System

• Digestive System

• Nervous System

• Respiratory System

A protein that speeds up a chemical reaction

• stomach

• acid

• digestion

• enzyme

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A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

• trachea

• esophagus

A muscular organ that continues mechanical digestion by contracting and squeezing its contents, and breaks food molecules down with enzymes during chemical digestion

• esophagus

• stomach

• large intestine

• small intestine

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A long, muscular tube where the body absorbs nutrients from food

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

An organ that makes bile, a liquid that helps to break down fat

• pancreas

• liver

• stomach

• small intestine

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An organ of both the digestive and excretory systems which absorbs water from undigested material

• large intestine

• small intestine

• pancreas

• liver

The system which removes waste from the body

• digestive system

• circulatory system

• respiratory system

• excretory system

Why do we need to break apart the food we eat?

• So it can fit into our stomachs.

• So our bodies can use the nutrients from food.

• So liquids can be separated from solids.

• So that our body's enzymes will work.

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Chewing is an example of what kind of digestion?

• chemical digestion

• mechanical digestion

• dental digestion

• fragmentary digestion