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11754 Science
Digestive System Quiz Structures/Functions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This flexible organ of the mouth that helps push food toward the teeth and aids in swalling: T | Tongue |
| This organ produces bile for the digestion of fat: L | Liver |
| This is a muscular tube that squeezes food down to the stomach: E | Esophagus |
| This long organ removes water and stores solid waste until it is eliminated: C | Colon |
| Final Digestion takes place in this long tube: S I | Small Intestine |
| This is the first portion of the small intestine. Food enters it after it leaves the stomach: Duo | Duodenum |
| These produce a fluid that enters the mouth and moistens the food, beginning the digestion of some starches: Sal | salivary glands |
| This is the opening at the end of the alimentary canal through which solid waste leaves the body: A | Anus |
| This organ stores the food for 3 to 4 hours while digestion is occurring: S | Stomach |
| This organ secretes enzymes that help digest fats, sugars and starches, and proteins: Pan | Pancreas |