Activities of the Digestive System and their Locations

Fill in whether the activity is performed in the organ and the name of the action, e.g., mastication,

 or what compounds are being digested or absorbed, e.g., glucose.

Activity/

organ

Ingestion

Propulsion

Mechanical Digestion

Chemical Digestion

Absorption

Defecation

Oral Cavity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharynx

 

 

 

 

 

 

Esophagus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stomach

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Intestine

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rectum & Anus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Answers

 
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