Digestion takes place in a long tube-like canal called the alimentary canal, or the digestive tract. Food travels through these organs in the following order:
Mouth, gullet, stomach, small intestine,large intestine and rectum
Mouth, oesophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine and rectum
Mouth, stomach, oesophagus, small intestine, large intestine and rectum
Mouth, stomach, gullet, small intestine, large intestine and rectum
Gallbladder and liver are:
Digestive organs
Auxiliary organs
Respiratory organs
Circulatory organs
Where does food pass through between the mouth and the stomach?
The gullet
The rectum
The small intestine
The large intestine
What is homeostasis?
Maintenance of internal stability
Digestion of food
Excretion o solid wastes
Uptake and use of food
What happens when food reaches the stomach?
No digestion occurs in the stomach.
The food moves quickly into the small intestine.
Juices mix with the food and stomach muscles squeeze it.
The food is completely digested and is absorbed by tiny blood vessels in the walls of the stomach.
Digestion begins in the mouth. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?
The tongue aids in the digestion of the food.
The saliva changes some of the starches in the food to sugar.
The tongue keeps the food in place in the mouth while the food is being chewed.
The digestive juices can react more easily with the food when chewed.
Where does the partly-digested food (in liquid form) go after it leaves the stomach?
The appendix
Define peristalsis.
Series of muscle contractions and relaxations
Excretion of waste
Which organ produces a bodily juice called bile?
Liver
Pancreas
Gallbladder
Stomach
Which of the following does NOT manufacture digestive juices?
Kidneys
