Digestive System- Quiz Style

Which of these organs IS NOT part of the digestive tract

Where does chemical digestion begin?

You can lose this organ and still live

Which of these ARE part of the digestive tract?

The Pancreas is an organ that produces bile.

The Stomach squeezing food as it enters from the esophagus is an example of what process?

The Large Intestines are also known as the colon

I store the feces until it can be removed

The small Intestines are shorter than the large intestines

I am finger-like projections that cover the inside wall of the small intestines:

Stomach acid kills all the bacteria in your food

I am the soupy mixture that your food becomes after the processes in the stomach.

I break down nutrients into smaller pieces so they can pass into the blood stream.

The organs that help with digestion but are NOT part of the digestive tract are:

I am the organ that provides fluid to protect the Small Intestines from the acidic chyme.

Mechanical & Chemical Digestion both happen in the mouth

The three major types of nutrients in our food is: 

Large molecules are broken down into nutrients through_____________________

The hardest material in your body is your

FIber makes your feces (stool) hard.

I am an organ that aids in nutrient absorption:

Most chemical digestion take place ____________________ the food leaves the stomach

Mechanical & Chemical Digestion both happen in the stomach

Nutrients not needed right away are stored where?

I am a large reddish brown organ that helps with digestion by producing bile, I am the