Digestive System July 30, 2019

What organ is responsible for the majority of the absoption that occurs in the digestive system?

• large intestine

• small intestine

• stomach

• oral cavity

What organ of the alimentary canal is located between the esophagus and the small intestine?

• stomach

• large intestines

• pharynx

• salivary glands

The teeth and tongue of the oral cavity break foodstuff down physically. This is an example of

• mechanical digestion

• chemical digestion

• absorption

• peristalsis

Whcih of the folowing organs secretes enzymes, specifically amylase, that digests carbohydrates only?

• large intestine

• stomach

• small intestine

• oral cavity

Which of the following answers correctly sequences the pathway food takes from the beginning to end?

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

• mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine

• mouth, stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What comes first?

• Mouth
• stomach
• large intestine
• none

Why is the esophagus/food pipe important?

• To swallow food
• To choke
• To make your breath smelly
• None of these

What does the stomach do?

• Nothing
• Adds digestive juices to the food
• Goes out to the rectum
• Barley any of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Taking in food through the mouth is called

• Ingestion
• Digestion
• Absorption
• Dissection

The rectum does what?

• Takes out the waste
• Just leave it in there