Digestive System Multiple Choice Test

What structure(s) help the small intestine to absorb large amounts of nutrients?

Receives food from your mouth when you swallow and delivers food to your stomach

Teeth are used to break down food and enzymes in saliva help break down carbohydrates

This organ is important for water absorption and storage of feces

Absorption of almost all the nutrients into the blood stream happens here

The acid that is stored here breaks down the food even more and mechanical digestion occurs with contracting of the muscles

What substance in the mouth contains an enzyme that begins chemical digestion?

Produces enzymes that flow into the small intestine and helps break down starches, proteins and fats

Stores Bile

What substance coats and protects the inside of the stomach?

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