Digestive & Excretory Systems

What is not a function of the digestive system?

• Create new foods
• Absorb water
• Process waste

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What begins the process of mechanical breakdown?

• the mouth
• the esophagus
• the pancreas

What begins the process of chemical breakdown?

• Liver
• Salivary glands
• Colon

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What starts the process of chemical breakdown?

• Saliva
• Oxygen
• Hydrogen

What pushes food from the mouth to the stomach?

• Stomach
• Gall bladder
• Esophagus

What churns food and breaks it down further using strong acids?

• Stomach
• Salivary glands
• Liver

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Where does most digestion occur?

• Stomach
• Salivary gland
• Small intestine

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What produces chemicals that break down fats, starches and proteins?

• Pulmonary artery
• Pancreas
• Pituitary gland 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What stores bile?

• Colon
• Gall Bladder
• Small Intestine

What produces the bile used to break down fats?

• Liver
• Large Intestine
• Mouth