Digestive System Quiz

Teeth grinding and crushing food is an example of ________________ digestion.

• chemical

• mechanical

Saliva in the mouth breaks food down by ________________ digestion

• chemical

• mechanical

The main function of the digestive system is to

• get rid of waste

• break down food into small molecules that can be absorbed into the bloodstream

• eat food when you are hungry

• help you move

Which of the following are all ACCESSORY ORGANS ( organs that food does not pass through)

• liver, small intestine, gall bladder, mouth

• mouth, esophagus, small intestine, rectum

• liver, pancreas, gall bladder, tongue

• mouth, stomach, anus, small intestine

Which of the following are all part of the DIGESTIVE TRACT (Organs where food passes through)

• small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus, stomach

• liver, mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine

• pancreas, liver, gall bladder, stomach

• None of the above

What is the correct order in which food passes in the digestive tract?

• mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus

• anus, rectum, stomach, mouth, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, rectum and anus

The organ where digestion begins

• mouth

• stomach

• rectum

• esophagus

T/F The small intestine is longer that the large intestine

• True

• False

The muscle that transports food from the mouth to the stomach

• large intestine

• small intestine

• rectum

• esophagus

The part of the digestive tract where most of the nutrients from food is absorbed into the bloodstream

• large intestine

• small intestine

• esophagus

• stomach