Digestive System

Question 0

Taste buds

Answer 0

Detect chemicals in the food that is eaten

Question 1

Oral cavity

Answer 1

Teeth and tongue are located in the oral cavity the teeth have different shapes that serve to slice and grind food the tongue contains taste buds

Question 2

Palate

Answer 2

Roof of the mouth and the floor of the nasal cavity the front section is hard and composed of bone the back section is soft and composed of muscle

Question 3

Esophagus

Answer 3

Tube located in the throat behind trachea it carries food from the pharynx down into the stomach

Question 4

Stomach

Answer 4

Cells in wall have powerful acids that break down food many layers if muscle mix food with acids

Question 5

Sphincters

Answer 5

Muscle at each end of the stomach that keep food in the stomach until the stage of digestion is complete