Digestive System Quiz

The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...

• Mechanical Digestion

• Chemical Digestion

Bile is made by which digestive organ?

• Gallbladder
• Stomach
• Rectum
• Liver

Which of the following is NOT part of the digestive tract?  (Hint:  Identify the secondary organ.)

• Mouth
• Esophagus
• Small Intestine
• Liver

Which organ pushes food down to the stomach?

• Mouth
• Esophagus
• Rectum
• Large intestine

A short tube at the end of the large intestine that stores solid waste is the...

• Anus
• Rectum

What is the substance found in the stomach that allows for chemical digestion to take place?

• Gastric Juices
• Saliva
• Bile

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Which is NOT a function of the Digestive System?

• To rid the body of solid waste
• Absorb nutrients for energy & growth
• Break down nutrients from food
• Pump blood around the body

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Gastric juices in the stomach digest food into a thick liquid.  This is...

• Mechanical digestion
• Chemical digestion

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Most chemical digestion takes place in which organ?

• Stomach
• Small intestine
• Rectum
• Esophagus

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What does the stomach do?

• Nothing
• Adds digestive juices to the food
• Goes out to the rectum
• Barley any of these

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