DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTIONS
This organ uses strong acid to kill bacteria and break down food.
This organ begins digestion by breaking food into smaller pieces.
What is the mouth?
These are small parts of food the body uses for energy and growth.
What are nutrients?
This liquid starts digestion in the mouth.
What is saliva?
This common condition happens when acid from the stomach moves up into the esophagus.
What is acid reflux/heartburn?
This organ connects the stomach to the large intestine.
What is the small intestine?
This tube uses muscles to move food, not gravity.
What is the esophagus?
This nutrient gives the body quick energy.
What are carbohydrates?
This strong liquid in the stomach breaks down food.
What is stomach acid?
A disease in which the body cannot properly digest lactose is called this.
What is lactose intolerance?
This organ removes toxins from the blood and helps with digestion.
What is the liver?
The process of breaking food into smaller parts.
What is digestion?
This nutrient helps build and repair muscles.
What is protein?
This liquid helps break down fats.
What is bile?
This disease causes the small intestine to be damaged when gluten is eaten.
What is celiac disease?
This organ helps control blood sugar and digestion.
What is the pancreas?
Put these in order: stomach, mouth, esophagus.
What is mouth → esophagus → stomach?
This nutrient gives the most energy per gram.
What are fats?
These chemicals help break food into nutrients.
What are enzymes?
This is inflammation of the appendix, which causes pain on the lower right side of the belly.
What is appendicitis?
This small organ stores bile.
What is the gallbladder?
True or False: The stomach absorbs most nutrients.
What is false — the small intestine absorbs nutrients
These nutrients help control body processes but do not give energy.
What are vitamins and minerals?
This liquid protects the stomach lining from acid.
What is mucus?
This happens when the stomach or intestine is infected by bacteria, causing diarrhea or cramps.
What is food poisowning?