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Digest/Excrete

Digestive & Excretory Quiz

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50%-60% of your body is made up of____________. WATER
What glands release ptyalin? SALIVARY GLANDS
___________ are the usable portions of food. NUTRIENTS
Where are the most nutrients absorbed? SMALL INTESTINE
What do the villi do? They assist in movement of food and other things through the intestine.
I absorb water. LARGE INTESTINE
I am the food tube that pushes food down. ESOPHAGUS
I am the opening where wastes are eliminated from the body. ANUS
I cover the trachea so you don't choke. EPIGLOTTIS
I am the largest organ of the digestive system. LIVER
I produce insulin. PANCREAS
I store bile. GALL BLADDER
I am the largest organ in the body. LIVER
____________ is the process of wastes being removed from the body. EXCRETION
What is the function of the excretory system? Provides a way for waste to be removed from the body.
The ___________ stores urine. BLADDER
Which organ of the excretory system rids the body of carbon dioxide? LUNGS
I filter the blood and produce urine. KIDNEYS
I filter the blood by removing excess amino acids, bacteria, and breaking down alcohol. LIVER
Which layer of the skin contains nerves and blood vessels? DERMIS
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