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

The path of a bolus of food from ingestion to excretion in the digestive system includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, cecum, and rectum.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Food enters the mouth
2. Esophagus
3. Stomach
4. Small intestine
5. Large intestine
6. Cecum
7. Rectum
8. Feces is expelled

The path of a bolus of food through the digestive system starts with the food entering the mouth. From there, it travels through the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. After passing through the cecum and rectum, the waste material is expelled as feces.

Answer 2

A) Food enters the mouth

B) Esophagus

C) Stomach

D)Cecum

E) Feces is expelled

Step-by-step 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