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Science: Review Ch 14
Digestion and Nutrition
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Science
6th Grade
11/10/2007

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Term
Be able to label:
Definition

1. esophagus

2. gall bladder

3. large intestine

4. liver

5. pancreas

6. small intestine

7. stomach

8. mouth

Term
Which organs help with digestion, but are NOT part of the digestive tract?
Definition

1. liver

2. pancreas

3. gall bladder

Term

Where does

mechanical digestion

take place?

Definition

1. mouth

2. stomach

Term
Where is bile found?
Definition
gall bladder
Term

What is the process by which

large pieces of food are cut and crushed into smaller pieces?

Definition
mechanical digestion
Term

What is the tube

that connests

the mouth to the stomach?

Definition
esophagus
Term

What is the

hard, outer coating

of the tooth?

Definition
enamel
Term

What is the wavelike motion that moves food

through the digestive tract?

Definition
peristalsis
Term

What is the

thick, liquid form

that food leave the stomach?

Definition
chyme
Term

What is the

movement of food molecules

from the digestive system

to the blood?

Definition
absorption
Term

What is the process by which

large food molecules are

broken down into

smaller food molecules?

Definition
chemical digestion
Term

What is poor nutrition

caused by an

unbalanced diet?

Definition
malnutrition
Term

What are the fingerlike projections on the lining of the

small intestine?

Definition
villi
Term

Where do

enzymes in saliva

change starches into sugars?

Definition
mouth
Term
Where do you find chyme?
Definition
stomach
Term
Where is bile made?
Definition
liver
Term

Be able to read

a food label

so you know...

Definition

1. serving size

2. calories for each serving

 

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