Digestive System

Question 1

Esophagus

Answer 1

Tube that carries food from mouth to stomach

Question 2

Stomach

Answer 2

Internal organ where major part of digestion of food takes place

Question 3

Epiglottis

Answer 3

Flap of skin controlled by the brain. Can open and close and is able to prevent food from entering the trachea by mistake

Question 4

Trachea

Answer 4

Also called windpipe, is a tube that carries air to the lungs

Question 5

Small intestine

Answer 5

Where food enters after leaving the stomach. Adds more digestive enzymes that aid the body in breaking down and absorbing nutrients

Question 6

Duodenum

Answer 6

First part of small intestine immediately beyond the stomach, where juices from liver and pancreas are added

Question 7

Large intestine

Answer 7

Commonly referred to as the “bowel.” Where waste travels and leaves the body

Question 8

Liver

Answer 8

Largest internal organ in the body. Carries out many complex jobs related to controlling what is in the blood

Question 9

Bile

Answer 9

Digestive juice produced by the liver,

Question 10

Gallbladder

Answer 10

A sac that empties bile into the small intestine to help break down fatty foods.

Question 11

Cirrhosis

Answer 11

scarring of the liver

Question 12

Gastroenteritis

Answer 12

inflammation of the lining of the intestines caused by a virus, bacteria, or parasites

Question 13

Hepatitis

Answer 13

Inflammation of the liver