Digestive Sys Basics

Digested food is absorbed here into the bloodstream. What organ am I?

• mouth
• stomach
• small intestine 
• large intestine

Most digestion occurs here. What organ am I?

• gullet

• mouth

• small intestine

• large intestine

Undigested food goes here. Water and mineral salts from undigested food are absorbed. What organ am I?

• mouth
• stomach
• small intestine 
• large intestine

Food does not pass through which of the following? 

• stomach
• liver
• esophagus
• mouth

Where does chemical and mechanical digestion take place?

• liver and gall bladder
• stomach and mouth
• mouth and esophagus
• intestines and rectum

Where does digestion begin?

• The mouth

• The stomach

• The liver

• The small intestine

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

• epiglottis
• esophagus
• pharynx
• appendix

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

• epiglottis
• Stomach
• Large intestine
• Small intestine

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

• bolus
• peristalsis
• ulcer
• amylase

What is another name for alimentary canal?

• gastrointestinal tract

• alimentary tract

• gastrointestinal canal

• GA tract