Digestive System

Question 1

mouth

Answer 1

mechanical digestion - chewing
chemical digestion - saliva

Question 2

Esophagus (Peristalsis)

Answer 2

pushes the food down

Question 3

Liver

Answer 3

-creates bile (breaks fat into fatty acids)
-filters out toxins
-groups together sugar

Question 4

Stomach

Answer 4

-digests food/breaks down food
-produces enzymes and acids (digestive juices)
-chemical digestion and mechanical digestion (oblique movement)

Question 5

Pancreas

Answer 5

-releases enzymes that break down sugars and straches
-puts insulin into the blood
-lipids

Question 6

Small Intestine

Answer 6

-absorbs all the nutrients
-helps digest the food even more

Question 7

Large Intestine

Answer 7

-absorbs water
-produces and absorbs vitamins
-bacteria
-forms and propels feces toward the rectum for elimination