Digestive System Theme Unit
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Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Word List
abdomen
acids
anus
bolus
chyme
colon
digestion
duodenum
esophagus
feces
fiber
gall bladder
heartburn
large intestine
liver
peristalsis
rectum
saliva
small intestine
stomach
villi
 
 


Matching

Match each definition with a word.


1.   This is the part of the digestive system that comes after the stomach. The big part of digestion and absorption happens here.

   small intestine   
2.   This is the largest gland in the human body. This gland stores nutrients, removes poisons and wastes, and produces bile.

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3.   This is the digestive juice made by glands in the mouth.

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4.   This is partially digested food that leaves the stomach.

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5.   These are chemicals found in our digestive juices that help break down food.

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6.   This is the first part of the small intestine.

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7.   This is the opening through which feces pass from our body.

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8.   This is the last part of the large intestine.

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9.   A small sac in which bile is stored.

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10.   This is the main portion of the large intestine.

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11.   This is a wave of muscular movement that pushes food through the digestive system.

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12.   This is a tube made of muscles that allows food to move from the mouth to the stomach.

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13.   This is the baglike digestive organ in which food is churned and mixed. This also secretes juices that help to break up food particles.

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14.   This is the soft ball of food formed in the mouth after chewing. It is then swallowed and enters the esophagus.

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15.   This is the part of digestion which follows the small intestine where food that the body cannot use is prepared for elimination. It is made up of the colon and rectum.

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16.   These are the tiny, finger-shaped projections in the small intestine through which nutrients pass into the bloodstream.

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17.   This is the solid waste material which remains after food is digested. This will leave the body through the anus.

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18.   This is the part of the body that contains the stomach and other organs.

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19.   This is the process of breaking down food into small units that the body can use.

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20.   This is the burning feeling from the backup of stomach acid into the esophagus.

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21.   This is the part of plant foods that we can’t digest.

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22.   These secrete digestive enzymes in the mouth to help the digestive process begin in the mouth.

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