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Organs of
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Digestive
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Digestive
Definitions
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Functions
of the
Digestive
System
Breaking down food into
smaller pieces is known as
what?
A 100
Digestion
A 100
Where does absorption of
nutrients take place?
A 200
Small Intestine
A 200
Waste products are
compressed and prepared for
elimination in the…
A 300
Rectum
A 300
Name the two types of
digestion and give an
example of each
A 400
Mechanical & Chemical
A 400
What’s the difference
between digestion and
absorption?
A 500
Digestion is the breaking
down of food while
absorption is when nutrients
are absorbed into the
bloodstream
A 500
Most chemical digestion
takes place here…
B 100
Small Intestine
B 100
Tell me the function of the
epiglottis
B 200
Prevents food from entering
the windpipe
B 200
Bile is produced by this
organ…
B 300
Liver
B 300
The protective substance that
lines the stomach is called…
B 400
Mucus
B 400
Most mechanical digestion
takes place in the…
B 500
Stomach
B 500
Name this organ
C 100
Gallbladder
C 100
Name this organ
C 200
Epiglottis
C 200
Name this organ
C 300
Liver
C 300
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DOUBLE
C 400
Name this organ
C 400
Pancreas
C 400
Name these organs
C 500
Salivary Glands
C 500
This is the organ where your
food begins it’s digestive
journey
D 100
The mouth
D 100
After being swallowed your
food spends 10 seconds in
this long tube
D 200
Esophagus
D 200
Your food takes a bath in a
pool of hydrochloric acid in
this organ
D 300
The stomach
D 300
Your food which is now a
thick liquid is getting its
nutrients absorbed through
villi in this organ
D 400
Small Intestine
D 400
In this organ, water is
absorbed from waste material
and is on its way to
elimination
D 500
Large Intestine
D 500
What is an enzyme?
E 100
A protein that speeds up
chemical reactions in the
body
E 100
What is absorption?
E 200
The process of absorbing
nutrient molecules into the
bloodstream
E 200
What is peristalsis?
E 300
Involuntary waves of muscle
contractions that help push
food through the body
E 300
What are villi?
E 400
Tiny finger-like structures
that help with absorption
E 400
What is mucus?
E 500
A thick, slippery substance
that helps food slide down the
esophagus and protects your
stomach lining from the
strong acid
E 500
How does saliva help the
digestion process?
F 100
It contains enzymes that aid
in chemical digestion in the
mouth
F 100
Give a definition of
mechanical digestion
F 200
A physical breakdown of
food
F 200
Give a definition of chemical
digestion
F 300
A chemical breakdown of
food
F 300
This organ stores bile
F 400
Gallbladder
F 400
Name the enzyme found
within your stomach acid
F 500
Pepsin
F 500
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Digestion!
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The word villi is plural. What is
the singular form of villi?
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Villus
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