Digestive System Review

Which structure is responsible for water absorption and production of Vitamin K?

• epiglottis
• Stomach
• Large intestine
• Small intestine

Which structure is a 'trapdoor' that prevents food from entering the trachea?

• epiglottis
• esophagus
• pharynx
• appendix

Which structure makes bile?

• Stomach
• Pancreas
• Liver
• mouth

Where does chemical digestion begin?

• Mouth
• esophagus
• stomach
• small intestine

Where does absorption of food occur in the digestive system?

• small intestine
• large intestine
• stomach
• epiglottis

____________ is when smooth muscles contract to gently move food through the alimentary canal.  It begins with swallowing.

• bolus
• peristalsis
• ulcer
• amylase

Which is the correct pathway that food takes through the alimentary canal?

• mouth, stomach, esphagus, small intestine, large intestine, rectum
• mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum
• mouth, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine, stomach, rectum
• rectum, rectum, rectum.  Anal retentive teacher

What is secreted in the stomach to kill bacteria?

• amylase
• Hydrochloric acid
• Sodium bicarbonate
• bile

Where does physical digestion occur in the digestive system?

• pancreas and liver
• mouth and small intestine
• stomach and small intestine
• mouth and stomach

Chyme is . . . 

• material made in the liver that helps break down food.
• along coiled organ where most of digestion takes place.
• the tube in which pulverized food travels to the stomach
• the thick, soupy material that once was food.