Digestive Organs
In the mouth
Where does digestion begin?
Mechanical
Chewing is which type of digestion?
Hydrochloric Acid
What acid is in the stomach?
Incisors
Which teeth cut food?
Finger-like projections that absorb nutrients
What are villi?
The stomach
What organs performs both mechanical and chemical digestion?
Chemical
Enzymes perform which digestion?
Pepsin
What enzymes break down proteins?
Molars
Which teeth grind food?
About 20 feet
What is small intestine?
The esophagus
What tube carries food to the stomach?
Chemical
What digestion uses acid?
Mix of acid, enzymes, & mucus
What is gastric juice?
The tongue
What mixes food with saliva?
The small intestine
Where does most digestion take place?
The small intestine
What organ absorbs most nutrients?
Mechanical
Which uses muscle movements?
Fats
What does bile break down?
Starts chemical digestion
What is the role of saliva?
Villi
What increases surface area?
The large intestine
What organ absorbs water?
Breaking food into usable nutrients
What is digestion?
The pancreas
What organ produces many enzymes?
Smell
What sense helps taste?
The large intestine
What comes after the small intestine?