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Where does digestion begin?
Mouth
Where does the esophagus push
the food?stomach
What 3 body parts send juices
to the small intestine?
Liver, pancreas, gall bladder
How long is an average small
intestine?20 feet
What does the liver remove from
the blood?Harmful substances
When they reach the stomach, what does the
mashed up food mix with?Gastric juices
Where is bile made?
Liver
What does the digestive system
do?Breaks down and
handles food
How long does food spend in the small intestine?
4 hours
Which organ stores the solid waste until a
person is ready to use the bathroom
Rectum
About how long is the large intestine?
5-6 feet
Where does the partly digested food go after it
leaves the stomach?Small intestine
What happens to the solid waste
material left from our food ?
Waits in the rectum until it is deposited
in the toilet
Where is the last chance the body
has to remove any final water or
nutrients from the food ?Large intestine
Name 4 organs from the
digestive system that are not used
in digestion?Liver, pancreas, gall bladder, appendix
When you chew your food, what is released in your
mouth?Saliva
After chewing, the food is swallowed and passes down
the ____________ to the _____________?
Esophagus, stomach
Where is food mixed with enzymes to
further break down the food to a point where it no longer looks like food ?
Esophagus
Which organ is responsible for storing bile ?
Gall bladder
What part of the digestive system
produces digestive juices to break down the food into a liquidy
mixture ?Stomach
What part of the large intestine is where the
body gets its last chance to absorb the
water and some minerals from the
remainder of the “food” into the blood ?Colon