Chapter 14 Digestive System Review

The step in digestion that reduces food into smaller pieces and increases surface area of food is 

• ingestion
• propulsion
• mechanical breakdown
• chemical breakdown

The first part of the large intestine to receive food from the small intestine is the -

• cecum
• transverse colon
• ascending colon
• sigmoid colon

As food is swallowed, the ___ prevents food from entering the trachea.

• glottis
• submucosa
• subglottis
• epiglottis

The outermost layer of the alimentary canal is the __

• submucosa
• serosa
• lumen
• mucosa

The muscular tube that connects the pharynx and the stomach is the __

• rectum
• esophagus
• pancreas
• liver

Which of the following is a NOT a salivary gland?

• parotid
• sublingual
• subpharyngeal
• submandibular

Sugars and starches in food are __

• carbohydrates
• lipids
• mucus
• proteins

The tube leading from the oral cavity to the anus is called the __

• alimentary canal
• food tube
• mucosal pathway
• intestinal tract

The word that means open space inside a hollow tubular structure is __

• lumen
• serosa
• rugae
• chyme

Food is moved through the esophagus by the process of __

• peristalsis
• ingestion
• absorption
• wiggling