Digestive, Respiratory, Excretory Test Review Part 2

Enzymes in the stomach, which break proteins down into smaller molecules, is known as

• circulation

• chemical digestion

• excretion

• mechanical digestion

In humans, structures that absorb most of the products of digestion are the

• lining of the large intestine

• cells of the esophagus

• muscular folds of the stomach

• villi of the small intestine

The process of peristalsis is best described as the

• absorption of water in the large intestine

• release of acid into the stomach

• chemical breakdown of food in the small intestine

• muscular contractions of the gastrointestinal tract

Choking on food is most likely caused by an interference with the proper functioning of the

• mouth

• diaphragm

• epiglottis

• alveoli

Bile breaks down...

• lipids

• carbohydrates

• proteins

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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

• Mechanical Digestion

• Chemical Digestion

This structure is also known as the voice box.

• Trachea

• Larynx

• Pharynx

This is another word for throat.

• Trachea

• Larynx

• Pharynx

Ciliated mucous membranes are found in the...

• esophagus and trachea

• nose and esophagus

• nose and trachea

• nose and alveoli

What does tube #2 represent?

• Bronchi

• Trachea

• Pharynx

• Bronchiole