Organs of Digestion
Question: This organ is where food first enters the digestive system and chewing begins.
Mouth
This enzyme in saliva begins the digestion of starch.
Amylase
These nutrients are the body's main source of quick energy.
Carbohydrates
This happens when stomach acid moves back up into the esophagus.
Acid Reflux
This muscular action pushes food through the digestive tract.
Peristalsis
This tube carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
Esophagus?
This strong acid in the stomach helps break down food.
hydrochloric acid
These nutrients are used for growth and repair.
Proteins
This common condition causes difficulty passing stool.
Constipation
The average adult has about this many teeth.
32 Teeth
This organ churns food and mixes it with acid.
Stomach
This enzyme digests proteins in the stomach.
Pepsin
This nutrient provides long-term energy storage.
Fats
This condition causes frequent loose or watery stools.
Diarrhea
This waste product leaves the body after water is removed in the large intestine.
Feces
Most nutrients are absorbed in this long organ.
Small Intestine
This substance made by the liver helps break fats into smaller droplets.
Bile
Tiny finger-like structures in the small intestine that absorb nutrients.
Villi
This disease happens when the body cannot tolerate gluten.
Celiac Disease
This organ is considered both part of the digestive and endocrine systems.
Pancreas
This organ produces bile to help digest fats.
Liver
This organ releases digestive enzymes into the small intestine.
Pancreas
This process moves digested nutrients from the intestine into the bloodstream.
Absorption
Inflammation of the appendix is called this.
Appendicitis
Name the correct order: Mouth, esophagus, stomach, ________, large intestine.
Small intestine