Digestive System Overview

What is another name for the alimentary canal?

• mouth
• digestive tract
• intestine
• gastrulation

Which of the following is one of the basic components of the digestive tract?

• mouth
• teeth
• eyes
• salivary glands

Food normally enters the digestive system (_^i.e. is ingested) here.

• mouth
• teeth
• pharynx
• salivary glands

Which is not a digestive function of the tongue?

• smashing food in the mouth
• mix food with saliva
• prepare food for crushing by the teeth
• all are correct

Important for mastication.

• mouth
• teeth
• pharynx
• salivary glands

Chewed up food, mixed with saliva and ready to be swallowed is called:

• chyme
• wad
• bolus
• bullet

What is the flap of tissue that covers the windpipe when swallowing food?

• uvula
• cardiac sphincter
• esophagus
• epiglottis

Receives food from your mouth and passes it down to the esophagus.

• mouth
• teeth
• pharynx
• salivary glands

These produce a liquid which acts to moisten the mouth (helping a person chew and swallow their food).

• mouth
• teeth
• pharynx
• salivary glands

Which of the following is an accessory digestive organ?

• esophagus
• stomach
• pancreas
• intestine