Digestive System

Question 0

Tongue

Answer 0

Accessory organ, mixes the food with saliva and initiates swallowing.

Question 1

Mouth

Answer 1

Alimentary canal organ, as food enters the mouth, it is mixed with saliva and chewed.

Question 2

Salivary glands

Answer 2

Accessory organs that produce saliva

Question 3

Esophagus

Answer 3

Alimentary canal organ, conducts food to the stomach.

Question 4

Pharynx

Answer 4

Alimentary canal organ, initiated wavelike contractions to propel food into the esophagus

Question 5

Liver

Answer 5

Accessory gland, produces bile

Question 6

Stomach

Answer 6

Alimentary canal organ, a storage region for food as well as a food breakdown area.

Question 7

Pancreas

Answer 7

Accessory organ, secretes an alkaline fluid and releases it into the duodenum

Question 8

Gallbladder

Answer 8

Accessory gland, stores bile until it is needed.

Question 9

Small intestine

Answer 9

Alimentary canal organ, composed of three parts duodenum, jejunum, ileum. Nearly all food absorption occurs in the small intestine.

Question 10

Large intestine

Answer 10

Alimentary canal organ, composed of 8 parts. The transverse colon, descending colon, ascending colon, cecum,sigmoid colon, rectum,appendix,anal canal. It compacts and propels the fecal matter towards the anus.