Mouth and Tubes
What are the squeezing movements made by the esophagus muscles as food moves to the stomach?
A)enzymes
B)peristalsis
C)sphincters
B)peristalsis
What is the liquidlike mixture of food formed when the juices in the stomach break down swallowed food?
A) chyme
B) bile
C) saliva
A) chyme
Fill in the blank:
The nutrients that provide stored energy and help insulate the body are called ______.
fats.
Fill in the blank:
Special clusters of cells on the tongue tat react to chemicals in food are called _____ ______.
Taste buds
What is one of the jobs that saliva has in digestion?
A) pushes food around inside the mouth
B) helps break down food into chyme
C) breaks down food for digestion
C) breaks down food for digestion
What is one way that the gastric juices help in digestion?
A) react to chemicals in the food
B) build and repair the body
C) help the stomach break down food
C) help the stomach break down food
esophagus, large intestine, mouth, small intestine, and stomach
mouth
esophagus
stomach
small intestine
large intestine
Fill in the blank:
The stretchy storage bag in the digestive tract below the esophagus is called the ______.
stomach
What is the name of the flap of tissue that closes to keep food out of the trachea?
A) esophagus
B) epiglottis
C) sphincter
B) epiglottis
What digestive organ produces insulin and makes enzymes that break down food into nutrients that can be absorbed?
A) gallbladder
B) pancreas
C) small intestine
B) pancreas
Fill in the blank:
To help you know how much of each food group you need, the food groups are displayed in a _______ ________.
Place setting.
What are the five basic food groups?
A) fruits, minerals, dairy, vegetables, and carbohydrates
B) fruits, protein, dairy, vegetables, and grain
C) fruits, protein, fats, vegetables, and vitamins
B) fruits, protein, dairy, vegetables, and grain
How do teeth help in digestion?
A) tear and crush food to help break it down
B) push food around inside the mouth
C) make food soft and wet
A) tear and crush food to help break it down
What organ stores excess bile from the liver and releases it when needed?
A) gallbladder
B) pancreas
C) large intestine
A) gallbladder
Nutrients from food are absorbed into the blood as chyme passes through the _______ _________.
Small intestine.
Open ended:
Explain why good nutrition is important to Christians.
Good nutrition is one way to take care of the bodies that God has chosen to use as temples for the Holy Spirit.
What is one way that the tongue helps in digestion?
A) provides stored energy and helps insulate the body
B) breaks down food for digestion
C) pushes small ball of food toward the back of the throat to be swallowed
C) pushes small ball of food toward the back of the throat to be swallowed
What organ produces bile and filters poison and wastes from the blood?
A) small intestine
B) gallbladder
C) liver
C) liver
Fill in the blank:
A sphincter is a ring of _____ that control an opening.
muscles
Name the four basic tastes.
sweet, salty, sour, and bitter