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Science quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| organ that allows nutrients to be absorbed | Small intestine |
| organ that absorbs water from undigested material | Large intestine |
| large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food | Stomach |
| where digestion begins. mechanical and chemical digestion happens here | Mouth |
| organ that stores and compacts waste before it is eliminated | Rectum |
| organ that produces enzymes that break down nutrients | Pancreas |
| tiny blood vessels that transport absorbed nutrients | Capillaries |
| the process of breaking down of food into useful nutrients | Digestion |
| the process of nutrients and water being moved into the blood stream | Absorption |
| the process of removing wastes from the body | Elimination |
| the unit of measurement for the energy we get from food | Calories |
| the process of wave-like muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along | Perstalsis |
| Physical breakdown of large pieces of food into smaller pieces | Mechanical Digestion |
| breaking down food with enzymes or digestive juices | Chemical Digestion |
| organ that stores bile that helps with breaking down fats | Gall bladder |
| Small fingerlike projections on the walls of the small intestines that absorb the nutrients from the chyme that passes through it. | Villi |
| The maintenance of a steady internal environment. | Homeostasis |
| The main nitrogenous waste produced in mammals. | Urea |
| Two bean shaped organs that filter the blood. | Kidneys |
| The tube connecting the kidneys to the bladder. | Ureter |
| The organ that stores urine. | Bladder |
| The tube connecting the bladder to the outside world. | Uretha |
| The process that occurs in the kidney between the glomerulus and Bowman's capsule that selectively allows some things into the nephron. | Filtration |
| A watery fluid produced by the kidneys that contains urea and other waste | Urine |
| a series of tube-like organs connected end to end | Digestion Tract |
| What is an example of mechanical digestion | Teeth |
| What is an example of chemical digestion | Siliva |
| Tube that move food from the mouth to stomach is called the _____ | Esophagus |
| Where is chyme is first produced | Stomach |
| What allows food to move in and out of the stomach | Sphincters |
| Villi ____ nutrients | absorbed |
| Liver and Gall bladder work together to create what? | Bile |
| Pancreas makes what | enzymes |
| Large intestine is responsible for what | absorption of water |
| The large intestine stores, _____, and eliminates waste | Compacts |
| What is the order of the digestive system? | Mouth, Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Small intestine, Large intestine, Rectum, Anus |