Life Science Glencoe Digestion

Which of the following is not one of the four stomachs in cow?

• Rumen

• Abomasum

• Omasum

• Retina

Your esophagus is designed to:

• pushes food you swallow to your stomach

• releases strong acids which help further break down food

• absorbs nutrients from digested food

• absorbs water from digested food and concentrates it into feces

• discharges the feces

Your small intestine is designed to:

• pushes food you swallow to your stomach

• releases strong acids which help further break down food

• absorbs nutrients from digested food

• absorbs water from digested food and concentrates it into feces

• discharges the feces

Your large intestine is designed to:

• pushes food you swallow to your stomach

• releases strong acids which help further break down food

• absorbs nutrients from digested food

• absorbs water from digested food and concentrates it into feces

• discharges the feces

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What do nutrients provide for the body?

• Energy and materials for growth, development and maintenance of body functions

• Entertainment and relaxation

• Protection from the sun

• None of the above

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Which of the following is a type of nutrient?

• Vitamins

• Water

• Minerals

• All of the above

The process of breaking down food into nutrient rich molecules.

• absorption

• digestion

• peristalsis

• villi

organ where there is the most absorption of nutrients

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

• liver

Which of these is NOT a function of the digestive system?

• breaks down food

• absorbs nutrients

• eliminates waste

• takes oxygen to body cells

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The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood.

• absorption

• digestion

• peristalsis

• villi