Year 8 - Digestion

What part of the digestive system is indicated by the red arrow in the picture below?

• Liver

• Oral Cavity

• Oesophagus

• Pancreas

What part of the digestive system is indicated by the red arrow in the picture below?

• Small Intestine

• Oesophagus

• Oral Cavity

• Large Intestine

What part of the digestive system stores food,and mixes it with gastric acid?

• Pancreas

• Small Intestine

• Liver

• Stomach

What part of the digestive system is the main site for the absorption of nutrients from food?

• Large Intestine

• Oesophagus

• Small Intestine

• Pancreas

What part of the digestive system stores waste before it is excreted?

• Oral Cavity

• Rectal Cavity

• Liver

• Small Intestine

What are the primary functions of saliva? (2 correct answers)

• To help taste food

• To protect against poisons

• To lubricate the mouth

• Begins to break down food for digestion

Is chewing your food an example of mechanical or chemical digestion?

• Mechanical Digestion

• Chemical Digestion

Amylase is found in your saliva. What is it?

• A protein

• A cell

• A carbohydrate

• An enzyme

What is the name of the organ that connects the mouth to the stomach?

• Oral Cavity

• Oesophagus

• Trachea

• Bronchus

What is the function of the epiglottis?

• Breaks your food up into tiny pieces

• Digests starch in food to sugars

• Rolls your food into a bolus

• Blocks your windpipe while you swallow