digestion and the integumentary system

What is the digestive system?

• A system to take out the bad stuff that's in your body

• A system where a certain group of organs work together to convert food into energy to feed the body

• A system where certain organs in the body digest the food you eat

• A system that the organs in the stomach make food for the body to digest.

Where does the digestive system start?

• The liver

• The throat

• The stomach

• The mouth

What are 2 MOST important organs of the digestive system?

• small intestines

• esophagus

• large intestines

• pharynx

What does the small intestine do?

• reabsorbs the water after the process of the system.

• Absorbs most of the end of the nutrients and minerals from where the food takes place.

• keeps the stomach in balance for when the system starts.

• Absorbs most of the food that's left from the process.

Which parts of the diagram is the small and large intestine?

• A~ small intestine

  E~ large intestine

• D~ small intestine

  E~ large intestine

• C~ large intestine

  B~ small intestine

• A~ large intestine

  C~ small intestine

• E~ small intestine

  D~ large intestine

What is the function of the liver in the digestive system?

• It produces bile to help break down fats

• It absorbs nutrients from the food

• It secretes enzymes to digest proteins

• It stores excess glucose for energy

What is the role of the pancreas in the digestive system?

• It produces insulin to regulate blood sugar levels

• It secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine

• It stores excess nutrients for future use

• It absorbs water from the undigested food

Which of the following answers correctly sequences the pathway food takes from the beginning to end?

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

• mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine

• mouth, stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine

physical breakdown of food

• chemical digestion

• esophagus

• mechanical digestion

breaking down food with enzymes

• chemical digestion

• esophagus

• peristalsis