A&P, Digestive System Post Assessment

Muscular, pouch-like enlargement of the digestive system

• Pancreas
• Stomach
• Epiglottis
• Pepsin

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

• Stomach
• Pepsin
• Pancreas
• Epiglottis

Digestive enzyme that is found in the stomach and begins the digestion of proteins

• Esophagus
• Pepsin
• Peristalsis
• Epiglottis

Series of involuntary contractions along the walls of the digestive tract

• Peristalsis
• Epiglottis
• Pepsin
• Stomach

Muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

• Epiglottis
• Peristalsis
• Stomach
• Esophagus

Which organ system breaks down food into molecules the body can use?

• digestive
• muscular
• respiratory
• reproductive

Small muscular pouch responsible for storing bile

• pancreas
• mechanical
• amylase
• gallbladder

Gland that produces insulin as well as other chemicals needed for digestion

• pancreas
• mechanical
• amylase
• gallbladder

Main type of digestion that occurs in the stomach

• mechanical
• chemical
• amylase
• gallbladder

Which of the following DOES NOT secrete and combine digestive enzymes with food?

• Small intestine
• Large Intestine
• Stomach
• Mouth