digestive system

What is an example of chemical breakdown?

• Chewing
• Saliva
• Peristalsis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What begins the process of mechanical breakdown?

• the mouth
• the esophagus
• the pancreas

The name of the ball of food passed through esophagus to the stomach

• bolus

• epiglottis

• wad

• seafood

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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

• Stomach

• Salivary glands

• Liver

Name of the little flap in your esophagus that keeps food from blocking your bronchi (keeps you from choking?)

• food flap

• elephantitis

• epiglottis

• epidermis

A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

• pepsin

• pepsi

• saliva

• salty

Taking in food through by the mouth or other means (think feeding tube).

• Ingestion

• Digestion

• Absorption

• Elimination

The breaking down of food mechanically or chemically by an organism.

• Ingestion

• Digestion

• Absorption

• Elimination

Mostly taking place in the small intestines nutrients are taken into the blood stream to be used by cells throughout the body.

• Ingestion

• Digestion

• Absorption

• Elimination

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The exit of waste not absorbed by the body.

• Ingestion

• Digestion

• Absorption

• Elimination