Organs
Definitions
Food Riddles
Pot Luck
100
This is where nutrients are absorbed.
small intestines
100
This is the type of digestion that happens when you chew your food.
mechanical digestion
100
Guess the food based on the riddle below.
I am found in the freezer. I make your drinks cold.
Ice cubes
100
This is the organ that stores bile.
Gallbladder
200
The passageway of both food and air.
Pharynx or throat
200
This is the type of digestion that occurs mainly in the small intestine.
chemical digestion
200
Guess the food based on the riddle below.
I am served in a bowl and eaten with a spoon. I usually have milk.
Cereals
200
This is the organ that produces bile.
Liver
300
The part that absorbs water, minerals, and some vitamins from undigested food.
Large intestine
300
The process of breaking down food into simpler substances so that body can get the nutrient from the food
Digestion
300
Guess the food based on the riddle below.
I come in pockets. I am crunchy. I came in different flavors. I am made from potatoes.
Chips
300
Bile passes from this organ into the small intestine.
What is the gallbladder?
400
True or False: food material passed through the pancreas just before reaching the stomach.
FALSE
400
The process that allows substances you eat to be taken up by the blood.
Absorption
400
Guess the food based on the riddle below.
I grow on trees. I am red or green. I am crunchy.
Apples
400
It breaks down the food mixture even more so your body can absorb all the vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
Small intestine
500
This organ blocks off the windpipe so food cannot get into it
epiglottis
500
A series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract
Peristalsis
500
Guess the food based on the riddle below.
I have seeds on the outside. I am eaten in the summer. I am soft and red.
Strawberries
500
A long, flat gland in your belly and sits behind the stomach and makes enzymes that digest carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
Pancreas