digestive system

Question 1

there are five of the major digestive system organs?

Answer 1

1. mouth
2. Esophagus
3. stomach
4. small intestine
5. large intestine

Question 2

Two types of digestion?

Answer 2

• Mechanical digestion: breaking food into smaller pieces by chewing.
• Chemical digestion – breaking food down using enzymes.

Question 3

Esophagus?

Answer 3

a strong muscular tube in the throat.

Question 4

Peristalsis?

Answer 4

a contraction of smooth muscle that moves food down the digestive system.

Question 5

what is the section of the digestive system that makes food liquid?

Answer 5

small intestine?

Question 6

the small intestine is about blank meter long?

• 50
• 20
• 10
• 6

Answer 6

• 6

Question 7

which is the part of digestive system that green-brown liquid produced by the liver, stored in the gallbladder?

Answer 7

• bile

Question 8

the wave like movement that moves food through the digestive system?

• chyme
• mechanical digestion
• peristalsis

Answer 8

• peristalsis

Question 9

what organ is responsible for producing the bile that breaks down fats into smaller particles that can be more easily digested?

Answer 9

• liver

Question 10

what is the part of digestive system that cover the inner wall of the small intestine to maximize the absorption of nutrient.?

• chyme
• villi
• jejunum

Answer 10

• villi

Question 11

what is the main function of the large intestine?

Answer 11

• processing waste

- fiber and bacteria absorption.