
The Digestive System and Basic Nutrition
Authored by Meri Elder
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10th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The processing of food so that nutrients can be used by each cell is called:
chewing
digestion
absorption
nutrition
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the long muscular tube that makes up the digestive system called?
esophagus
pharynx
alimentary canal
elementary canal
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which glands are responsible for producing a secretion that dissolves food and coats the food with mucus?
digestive glands
salivary glands
spit glands
gastric glands
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is another word for throat?
larynx
pharynx
epiglottis
trachea
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the purpose of the epiglottis?
It is a passageway for food.
It is a flap that covers the trachea when food or water is swallowed.
It receives food and water from the pharynx.
It keeps the food from going backwards into the esophagus.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This ring of muscle fibers is located where the esophagus and stomach join.
cardiac sphincter
anus
pyloric sphincter
gastric sphincter
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This medical term refers to the backward flow of stomach acid contents into the esophagus. It is commonly called "heartburn."
Gastric reflux
Gastric reflex
esophagitis
Reflexive disease
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