Digestive Review Sheet

Terms to know

ESOPHAGUS CHEMICAL DIGESTION

SMALL INTESTINE FUNCTION OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ENZYMES MECHANICAL DIGESTION
PERISTALSIS CELLULAR RESPIRATION
VILLI

1). To break down food__________________

2). Chemicals that break down food into microscopic pieces)__________

3). Tube that connects mouth to stomach_____________

4). Involuntary muscular contractions that squeeze food through the digestive tract _____________

5). Tiny “finger-like” projections that line the wall of the small intestine; increase surface area for
absorption of food ___________

6). Long tube in which most chemical digestion occurs; site of food absorption into blood
____________

7). Chemical breakdown of food by enzymes ____________

8). Physical breakdown of food (grinding, mashing, tearing in smaller pieces)_____________

9). Process that happens in cells: Oxygen + food are combined to make energy ______________

Complete the diagram comparing mechanical & chemical digestion using words from the box below:

Teeth
Enzymes
mechanical chemical Chew
Stomach
Physical
Breaks down food
Small intestine
Hydrochloric acid
Food ready for cells
Label the diagram with the parts of the digestive system. Circle the names of the parts that food
passes through.

BONUS: Explain how the digestive system plays an essential role in cellular repiration.