Digestive Quiz

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

Where does physical digestion occur in the digestive system?

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

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

Which of the following is NOT part of the alimentary canal?

• small intestine

• esophagus

• stomach

• pancreas

Which organ only stores the bile?

• liver

• gallbladder

• pancrease

Which organ makes bile?

• liver

• gallbladder

• pancreas

• small intestine

What is peristalsis?

• the piece of food going down the esophagus
• the flap that sends food to the stomach
• the muscular contractions that push food to the stomach
• the cramps you get when your stomach is upset

# 8 is the ___ which has 2 openings...name them

• stomach, cardiac/pyloric
• stomach, cardiac/ileum
• esophagus, cardiac/pyloric
• esopahgus, cardiac/ileum

Name the macromolecule it breaksdown:
Amylase

• Protein
• Lipid
• Nucleic Acid
• Carbohydrate