Digestive System

Question 1

Begins digestion
Physical- Chewing/teeth
Chemical- Saliva
Digestion

Answer 1

Mouth

Question 2

Transport food from mouth to stomach

Digestion

Answer 2

Esophagus

Question 3

Breaks down food with chemical and physical(stomach acid and churning)
Digestion

Answer 3

Stomach

Question 4

Finishes chemical digestion
Absorbs nutrients
Absorption

Answer 4

Small intestine

Question 5

Absorb water
Concentrates waste
Absorption

Answer 5

Large intestine

Question 6

Stores waste
Eliminate waste
Elimination

Answer 6

Rectum

Question 7

Helps digest fat by producing bile

Answer 7

Liver

Question 8

Stores bile and gives it to small intestine

Answer 8

Gall bladder

Question 9

Produces digestive enzymes to give to small intestine

Answer 9

Pancreas

Question 10

Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body

Answer 10

Enzymes

Question 11

Finger-shaped structures that increase the surface area of the small intestine

Answer 11

Villi

Question 12

Waves of involuntary muscle contractions that move food through the digestive system

Answer 12

Peristalsis

Question 13

Physically prepares food for chemical digestion by enzymes by breaking it into smaller pieces

Answer 13

Mechanical digestion

Question 14

The breakdown of food in the mouth, stomach, and small intestine through the use of acids and enzymes

Answer 14

Chemical digestion

Question 15

A molecule containing a very large number of atoms such as a protein, nuclei acid, or synthetic polymer

Answer 15

Macromolecule

Question 16

A molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer

Answer 16

Monomer

Question 17

A large molecule made of many small molecules called monomers

Answer 17

Polymer