Digestive System

The mouth is the first step in digestion.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

This breaks down the starches in food

• Esophagus

• Amylase

• Peristalsis

• Epiglottis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

This is a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.

• Esophagus

• Amylase

• Peristalsis

• Epiglottis

This is a series of involuntary smooth muscle contractions along the walls of the digestive tract.

• Esophagus

• Amylase

• Peristalsis

• Epiglottis

This is a flap of cartilage that closes over the opening to the respiratory tract as you swallow.

• Esophagus

• Amylase

• Peristalsis

• Epiglottis

This is a muscular pouch like enlargement of the digestive tract where chemical and mechanical digestion take place.

• Pepsin

• Pancreas

• Stomach

• Small intestine

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

This is an enzyme that begins the chemical digestion of proteins in food.

• Pepsin

• Small Intestine

• Stomach

• Pancreas

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

This is a muscular tube about 6 meters long.

• Pepsin

• Small intestine

• Stomach

• Pancreas

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

This is a soft flattened glans that secretes bot digestive enzymes and hormones.

• Pepsin

• Pancreas

• Stomach

• Small Intestine

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Bile is a mechanical substance used in digestion

• True, It is mechanical

• False Its chemical

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-PS1-2