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    Science Assignment: The Digestive System


    1. Read the following sentences, and say whether they are True or False:

     This system consists of a group of organs that convert waste into nutrients and
    absorbs what we don’t need.

     It starts at the esophagus and ends at the small intestine.
     This system includes a group of digestive glands.


    2. The Digestive System consists of 4 stages. Name them in the correct order:

    1) ____________________________________ 3) ____________________________________

    2) ____________________________________ 4) ____________________________________

    3. Complete the following paragraph with the words from the box:

    saliva – bolus – digestive tract – teeth – tongue – salivary glands – chew

    “____________ are used to ___________ food and break it into smaller pieces.

    Then, the __________ moves and mixes the food with the __________, which is

    produced by _______________. All these processes make a _____________, which

    is a ball of food that it’s swallowed until it reaches the _________________”.

    4. The process of swallowing consists of two stages:

    It’s ____________________________________ and ____________________________________

    5. How does food move through the digestive tract? How is this called?

    ___________________________________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________________________________

    6. The cardiac sphincter has a very important function in this system. Explain:
    ___________________________________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________________________________

    7. Complete the following extract with the missing words:

    “Once in the stomach, food mixes with _______ _______. Both gastric juices and

    _______ _______ convert the _______ into a thick liquid, called _______”.

    8. Match each fluid with its producer:

    intestinal juice produced by the lives

    bile produced by the pancreas

    pancreatic juice produced by the small intestine

    9. What is the function of villi in the small intestine?

    ___________________________________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________________________________

    10. The following paragraph contains 6 mistakes. Cross them out, and write the correct
    version on top:

    “After all the nutrients are absorbed, the leftover waste passes to the small

    intestine. This organ forms and eliminates nutrients in a process called

    ingestion. This organ absorbs any water, giving fecal matter its loose

    consistency; then, it’s stored in the anus; and finally, it’s expelled through

    the rectum”.

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