Digestive System

• stomach
• pancreas
• large intestine
• small intestine

The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...

• Mechanical Digestion

• Chemical Digestion

Gastric juices in the stomach digest food into a thick liquid.  This is...

• Mechanical digestion

• Chemical digestion

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Where does digestion begin?

• Our teeth

• Our stomach

• The esophogus

• Small intestines

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What stores bile?

• Colon

• Gall Bladder

• Small Intestine

What is the definition for digestion?

• Breaking down food into smaller nutrients

• Getting rid of waste products

• Getting food into our bodies

• Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The organ where food doesn't pass through but it does break down fats and detoxify poisons?

• liver

• small intestine

• stomach

• large intestine

Enzymes and acids are examples of 

• mechanical digestion

• chemical digestion

Chewing, grinding, and churning are examples of...

• mechanical digestion

• chemical digestion

What is the primary function of the small intestine in the digestive system?

• Absorption of nutrients

• Production of bile

• Storage of waste

• Mechanical digestion