Digestive system

Question 1

Mechanical digestion

Answer 1

physically breaking down food substances into smaller particles to move more efficiently undergo chemical digestion

Question 2

Chemical digestion

Answer 2

the process where complex molecules like proteins, fats, and carbohydrates are broken down into smaller pieces that your body can use

Question 3

Enzymes

Answer 3

a biological catalyst and is almost always a protein

Question 4

Mouth

Answer 4

orifice through which food and air enter the body

Question 5

Oesophagus

Answer 5

the muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach

Question 6

Stomach

Answer 6

an organ that is a part of the digestive system

Question 7

Liver

Answer 7

the largest solid organ in the body located in the upper abdomen

Question 8

Gall bladder

Answer 8

a small, pear- shaped organ located under your liver that stores and releases bile

Question 9

Small intestine

Answer 9

A long tube-like organ that connects the stomach and the large intestine

Question 10

Large intestine

Answer 10

the portion of the digestive system most responsible for absorption of water from the indigestible residue of food