Digestive System

Question 1

Organs Involved

Answer 1

Mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, gall bladder, liver, pancreas

Question 2

Function

Answer 2

To digest and absorb food

Question 3

Mouth

Answer 3

Chews and breaks down food into smaller pieces

Question 4

Oesophagus

Answer 4

Expands and contracts to move food

Question 5

Stomach

Answer 5

Acid inside breaks food down further

Question 6

Small Intestine

Answer 6

Absorbs nutrients

Question 7

Large Intestine

Answer 7

Absorbs water

Question 8

Gall Bladder

Answer 8

Stores bile made in liver until needed in small intestine

Question 9

Liver

Answer 9

Makes bile, stores glycogen and breaks down toxins

Question 10

Pancreas

Answer 10

Makes enzymes used in the small intestine

Question 11

Different types of teeth

Answer 11

Incisors, canines, Premolars, Nolars

Question 12

Incisors

Answer 12

Used for biting and cutting food

Question 13

Canines

Answer 13

Rip and tear meat

Question 14

Premolars

Answer 14

Grinding and crushing food

Question 15

Molars

Answer 15

Chewing

Question 16

Digestive System order

Answer 16

Mouth-oesophagus-stomach-small intestine-Large Intestine

Question 17

Mechanical digestion

Answer 17

Breaking food into small pieces (chewing)

Question 18

Chemical digestion

Answer 18

Breaking down food into nutrients that can be used by cells

Question 19

Enzyme

Answer 19

Chemicals which speed up reaction

Question 20

Peristalsis

Answer 20

Series of wave like muscle contractions that move food to different processing stations, occurs in oesophagus and stomach

Question 21

Stomach acid

Answer 21

Gastric acid

Question 22

Villi

Answer 22

Thin walls in the small intestine to absorb fatty acids and glycerol into blood stream

Question 23

Amylusis

Answer 23

Enzymes that break down carbonhydrates

Question 24

Ingestion

Answer 24

Taking food into body

Question 25

Starch

Answer 25

Sugar