Digestive

finger-like projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients

• digestion

• absorption

• peristalsis

• villi

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

Amylase in saliva changes starch into...

• sugar

• waste

• stomach acid

• chyme

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

chemical digestion happens here

• stomach

• liver

• pancreas

• large intestine

mechanical digestion happens here

• stomach

• liver

• esophagus

• pancreas

A disease in which stomach acid goes up into the esophagus causing burning pain and sometimes ulcers.

• celiac disease

• GERD (acid reflux)

• appendicitus

• diarhea

Which organ of the digestive system physically breaks down food by the squeezing and churning of muscular contractions?

• mouth

• stomach

• esophagus

• small intestine

The muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.

• stomach

• esophagus

• large intestine

• small intestine

Digestion begins here, where food is broken into smaller pieces before entering the esophagus.

• large intestine

• stomach

• small intestine

• mouth

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7