Digestive System Preassessment

The primary function of the digestive system is to 

• break large molecules into small nutrient molecules
• facilitate gas exchange, releasing methane
• transport nutrients to body cells
• provide protection and support

Flap of skin that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

• Stomach
• Pepsin
• Pancreas
• Epiglottis

Series of involuntary muscular contractions along the walls of the digestive tract are termed

• Peristalsis
• Epiglottis
• Pepsin
• Stomach

Muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

• Epiglottis
• Peristalsis
• Stomach
• Esophagus

produces bile which helps break down fats in the small intestine  

• Mouth
• Liver
• Salivary Glands
• Large Intestine

During its journey through the digestive tract, at some point food enters the

• liver
• gallbladder
• pancreas
• duodenum

In the _______ water and minerals are absorbed and waste material is stored.

• small intestine
• large intestine
• stomach
• mouth

The majority of the absorption of digested nutrients occurs in the:

• Stomach
• Small Intestine
• Large Intestine
• Cecum

The villi is where the digestive system connects with the __________________ system.

• circulatory
• respiratory
• muscular
• skeletal

What substance emulsifies fats?

• lipase
• bile
• pepsin
• amylase