Digestive System

Question 0

Teeth

Answer 0

Teeth grinds up food to fit down the esophagus

Question 1

What is the digestive system made of?

Answer 1

Teeth, mouth, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, liver, stomach, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus

Question 2

Mouth

Answer 2

Tongue tastes food

Question 3

Salivary glands

Answer 3

Produces saliva to make food slippery for the esophagus

Question 4

Pharynx/esophagus

Answer 4

Food is pushed down by smooth muscle

Question 5

Stomach

Answer 5

Churns food and mixes acids to break down nutrients and minerals

Question 6

Small intestine

Answer 6

Squeezes food down and passes nutrients to bloodstream through villi

Question 7

Large intestine

Answer 7

Pushes food down

Question 8

Liver

Answer 8

Makes bile to break down fat stores nutrients, breaks down toxins

Question 9

Gallbladder

Answer 9

Bile is stored in it

Question 10

Pancreas

Answer 10

Makes and stores sodium bicarbonate that settles the acid in chyme before entrance to the small intestine

Question 11

Rectum

Answer 11

Stores feces before expelled

Question 12

Anus

Answer 12

Expels feces