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Question 1

What are the 3 main functions of the digestive system?

Answer 1

Digestion, Absorption, Elimination

Question 2

The process by which your body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules is called_______________

Answer 2

Digestion

Question 3

Digestion is______________________________

Answer 3

The process by which your body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules

Question 4

______________________ is the process by which nutrient molecules pass through the walls of your digestive system into your blood.

Answer 4

Absorption

Question 5

Absorption is_______________________

Answer 5

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

Question 6

True or False: The large intestine eliminates materials that are not absorbed into the blood

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

What eliminates materials that are not absorbed into your blood?

Answer 7

The large intestine.

Question 8

Your ______, ______, and _________ are the organs in which mechanical digestion is completed and chemical digestion of your food begins.

Answer 8

Mouth, Esophagus, and stomach

Question 9

_____ is the fluid released by salivary glands when you eat.

Answer 9

Saliva

Question 10

Saliva is______________

Answer 10

The fluid released by salivary glands when you eat.

Question 11

What are the 3 organs in which mechanical digestion is completed and chemical digestion of your food begins?.

Answer 11

Mouth, Esophagus, and stomach

Question 12

What carries out mechanical digestion?

Answer 12

Teeth and tongue

Question 13

What cuts, tears, grinds and crushes?

Answer 13

Your teeth

Question 14

What pushes food toward your teeth?

Answer 14

Your tongue

Question 15

Enzymes

Answer 15

A protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body

Question 16

What is a protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body?

Answer 16

Enzymes

Question 17

The Esophagus

Answer 17

A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

Question 18

what muscular tube connects the mouth to the stomach?

Answer 18

The Esophagus

Question 19

The Stomach

Answer 19

A J-shaped muscular pouch in the abdomen where mechanical digestion is completed

Question 20

What is a J-shaped muscular pouch in the abdomen where mechanical digestion is completed?

Answer 20

The Stomach

Question 21

Epiglottis

Answer 21

A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from entering

Question 22

Peristalsis

Answer 22

Involuntary waves of muscle contraction that keep food moving along in one direction through the digestive system.

Question 23

Force

Answer 23

Force is a push or a pool