Digestive and Excretory Review

Physically breaking the food into smaller pieces using the teeth and tongue.

• chemical digestion

• mechanical digestion

• enzymes

• peristalsis

A protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body.

• Villi

• enzymes

• ureters

• nephrons

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Small filtering structure found in the kidneys that removes wastes from blood and makes urine.

• epiglottis

• nephrons

• ureters

• peristalsis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The last part of the digestive system, where water is absorbed and waste removed.

• epiglottis

• ureters

• small intestine

• large intestine

A narrow tube that carries urine from one of the kidneys to the urinary bladder.

• ureters

• epiglottis

• villi

• nephrons

The part of the digestive system where most of the nutrients are absorbed through villi.

• small intestine

• large intestine

• peristalsis

• nephrons

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Enzymes breaking down the food into simpler nutrients.

• mechanical digestion

• chemical digestion

• peristalsis

• enzymes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from entering.

• peristalsis

• epiglottis

• nephrons

• ureters

Muscle contraction that keep food moving alone in one direction through the digestive system.

• epiglottis

• nephrons

• peristalsis

• enzymes

Tiny finger-shaped structure that cover the inner surface of the small intestine.

• nephrons

• enzymes

• epiglottis

• villi

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2