A muscular tube connecting the mouth to the stomach.
esophagus
Food takes only 5 minutes to be digested in the stomach.
False
The mouth is where digestion begins.
True
Food goes directly from the mouth to the stomach.
False
The esophagus is a tube that connects the throat to the stomach.
True
The internal organ in which contains acid to break down food into tiny pieces.
stomach
A gland that produces digestive enzymes.
pancrease
The long, tube-like organ that is connected to the small intestine at one end and the anus at the other.
large intestine
Saliva helps break down food in the mouth.
True
The digestive process ends in the small intestine.
False
The main job of the digestive system is to break down food and absorb nutrients.
True
The part of the intestine that runs between the stomach and the large intestine
small intestine
The small intestine is shorter than the large intestine
False. Small intestine can be 5.5-6 meters long, while large intestine is only 1.5 meters long.
A system of organs which processes food, nutrients, and waste is called ______.
digestive system
The liver helps the body digest food.
True
The stomach is the first organ in the digestive system.
False