The mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine forms the:
Large intestine
Small intestine
Alimentary canal
Appendix
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.
Solid waste leaves the body through the rectum, then the anus. Liquid waste leaves the body after passing through the:
kidneys and bladder
blood vessels and lungs
large intestine and bowel
small intestine and large intestine
Our throat divides into two separate tubes: the windpipe and the gullet. What prevents food from entering the windpipe?
The uvula
The tongue
The trachea
The epiglottis
What is homeostasis?
Maintenance of internal stability
Digestion of food
Excretion o solid wastes
Uptake and use of food
Which organ produces a bodily juice called bile?
Liver
Pancreas
Gallbladder
Stomach
Composed of the teeth, tongue, salivary glands and muscles, this part takes in food to begin the process of digestion.
Mouth
Anus
Esophagus
Where does the partly-digested food (in liquid form) go after it leaves the stomach?
The gullet
The appendix
The small intestine
The large intestine
Where does food pass through between the mouth and the stomach?
The rectum
How does digested food finally reach the bloodstream?
It passes through the gullet into the blood.
It is absorbed into the blood through blood vessels.
It is absorbed into the blood through the walls of the lungs.
It passes from the small intestine into the large intestine, then into the blood.
