DIGESTIVE

1.       It masticates food into smaller fragments.

2. 2. It chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules

13. 3. What are the rhythmic muscular contractions of your esophagus called to help food move along?

4. 4. The small intestine is lined with villi which are responsible for ______

5. NAME THE ORGAN AND CHOOSE THE LETTER WHERE IT IS LOCATED IN THE IMAGE

6. 5. Most of the excess water in food is absorbed in the ____ before undigested by product is eliminated as waste.

6. 6. Carbohydrates are broken down into _____ and their main function is _____.

7. 7. The breaking down of food with enzymes is what type of digestion?

8. 8. Villi present in the small intestine are important because they create more ______ so that more digested food can be absorbed into the blood stream.

9. 9.   The major functions of the digestive system are to digest food and to absorb nutrients into the __________.

Secretion is an important process of digestion. Which of the following best describes one concept of secretion in reference to the digestive system?

 

• Secretion is the release of waste products from the action of digestion.

• Secretion is the movement of food through the gastrointestinal tract.

• Secretion is the release of digestive enzymes from various organs to digest food

• ALL OF THE CHOICES