Digestive System

5

The large intestine measures about ______ feet long?

22

An adult small intestine is __________ inches long.

liver

Bile is used to help people digest fat. Its is made in the ____________.

teeth

Bony structures that grind and crush food mechanically into smaller bits

mouth

Entrance of the digestive system where mechanical and chemical digestion begins

salivary glands

Glands that produce and secrete saliva which contains digestive enzymes

large intestine

Large tubular organ that absorbs water, salts, and stores waste matter

small intestine

Long tubular organ where most of chemical digestion and absorption takes place

esophagus

Muscular tube that connects and carries food from the mouth tho the stomach

tongue

Organ that senses taste of food and helps push it to the back of the mouth

stomach

Saclike, muscular organ that secretes gastric acids and churns food into a pulp

mouth

The digestive process starts in the ____________.

remove toxins from the blood

The main job of the liver is to ______________.

break down and handle food

What does the digestive system do?

esophagus

What moves food from the back of the throat to the stomach?

pancreas, liver, gall bladder

What organs help with the absorption of nutrients?

gastric juices

When they reach the stomach, mashed up food particles mix with

4 hours

Your food can spend up to _________ hours in the small intestines.