Digestive System

The wavelike contraction of the digestive tract wall to propel food

• deglutition

• mastication

• peristalsis

What role does the digestive system play in the body?

• Digest food

• Eliminate waste

• Absorb nutrient

• All of the Above

The breakdown product of protein digestion.

• triglyceride

• amino acid

• glucose

• nucleotide

Which type of tooth is useful in grinding food?

• A

• B

• C

What watery secretion, which contains mostly water and amylase, is released in the mouth to lubricate food?

Which structure in the alimentary tract is a common passage for food and air?

• pharynx

• esophagus

• small intestine

• epiglottis

This term refers to the ridges of the inner mucosal lining of the stomach.

• villi

• rugae

On which part of the small intestine are the secretions from the pancreas and liver emptied into?

• jejunum

• ileum

• duodenum

What rudimentary structure extends from the colon and is found in the lower right side of the body.

Which vitamin does not belong to the group?

• D

• A

• E

• B