Question

Order the parts of the digestive system to trace the path of a bolus of food from ingestion to excretion. Use the correct answers provided below as a guide.
A) 1 = Food enters the mouth
B) 3 = Esophagus
C) 4 = Stomach
D) 8 = Cecum
E) 15 = Feces is expelled

Answer 1

Answer:

A) Food enters the mouth

B)  Esophagus

C)  Stomach

D)Cecum

E) Feces is expelled

Explanation:

The food is ingested through the mouth and and then it is transported through the esophagus to the stomach from where it reaches the small and large intestine and then it is finally expelled as undigested or waste foo product.

Based on the above brief explanation, the flow chart depicting food movement are as follows -

a) Food enters the mouth

b) Esophagus - known as the food pipe

c) Stomach

d)Cecum - it is a small pouch connected to small and large intestine.

e) Feces is expelled through rectum