Answer:
___1. What is the main function of the digestive system?
D. break the food down to be used for energy
___2. The accessory digestive organs include the following EXCEPT:
A. tongue
- the tongue isn't a part of the digestive system.
___3. Where do mechanical digestion begin?
B. stomach
- mechanical digestion begin in the stomach, stomach converts food into mechanical energy.
___4. What process is used in squeezing the food downward?
B. peristalsis
- Peristalsis is the process of squeezing your esophagus for the food to get to your stomach.
___5. What will happen by the time food leaves the stomach?
D. ready to be mixed with pepsin for protein digestion
- brief explanation; protein digestion takes place in the small intestine; it mixes digestive juices from the pancreas for further digestion.
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