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What structures perform mechanical digestion?
- small and large intestines
- tongue and appendix
- teeth and stomach
- cecum and esophagus
Mechanical digestion is the process of physically tearing down food into smaller pieces.
Mechanical digestion is the process of physically tearing down food into smaller pieces.
Mechanical digestion is the process of physically tearing down food into smaller pieces.
Mechanical digestion is the process of physically tearing down food into smaller pieces.
Which of these structures is an accessory organ, and not part of the digestive tract?
- stomach
- liver
- colon
- esophagus
The digestive tract is one long tube that extends from mouth to anus.
The digestive tract is one long tube that extends from mouth to anus.
The digestive tract is one long tube that extends from mouth to anus.
The digestive tract is one long tube that extends from mouth to anus.
What is the purpose of amylase?
- to break down starches to sugar
- to break down proteins
- to break down bile
- to break down mucus
Amylase is an enzyme that helps to break down the bun of a chicken sandwich.
Amylase is an enzyme that helps to break down the bun of a chicken sandwich.
Amylase is an enzyme that helps to break down the bun of a chicken sandwich.
Amylase is an enzyme that helps to break down the bun of a chicken sandwich.
What is the purpose of the villi in the small intestine?
- to compact waste
- to produce acid
- to tear food into smaller pieces
- to absorb nutrients into the bloodstream
Villi are fingerlike projections that line the inside of the small intestine.
Villi are fingerlike projections that line the inside of the small intestine.
Villi are fingerlike projections that line the inside of the small intestine.
Villi are fingerlike projections that line the inside of the small intestine.
The esophagus connects what two structures?
- the throat and the stomach
- the appendix and the large intestine
- the small and the large intestine
- the mouth and the throat
The esophagus conducts a bolus of chewed food between these two structures.
The esophagus conducts a bolus of chewed food between these two structures.
The esophagus conducts a bolus of chewed food between these two structures.
The esophagus conducts a bolus of chewed food between these two structures.
What is the purpose of the epiglottis?
- to take food to the stomach
- to prevent food from entering the windpipe
- to make the enzyme pepsin
- to store bile until it is needed
The epiglottis is found in the throat.
The epiglottis is found in the throat.
The epiglottis is found in the throat.
The epiglottis is found in the throat.
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