untitled

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

• larynx

• trachea

• esophagus

• bronchioles

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

• mechanical

• chemical

• both mechanical and chemical

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Where does the process of digestion begin?

• mouth

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

• amylase

• chyme

• pepsin

• bile

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

• teeth

• muscles of the stomach

• enzymes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What are the rhythmic muscular contractions of your small intestines called to help food move along?

• swallowing

• peristalsis

• inertia contractions

• paralysis

Which organ produces bile that breaks down food?

• pancreas

• liver

• gall bladder

• stomach

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which organ stores bile?

• gall bladder

• villi

• pancreas

• liver

chemical digestion happens here

• stomach

• liver

• pancreas

• large intestine

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

mechanical digestion happens here

• stomach

• liver

• esophagus

• pancreas