Medical Term Digestive System Review

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

• larynx

• trachea

• esophagus

• bronchioles

Where does the process of digestion begin?

• mouth

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

• stomach

• liver

• small intestine

• large intestine

Where is the bile stored?

• Liver

• Gall bladder

• Pancreas

• Small intestine

What is the function of the large intestine?

• The absorption of water and some vitamins, formation and storage of faeces

• The absorption of nutrients

• The digestion of fats

• Transport the nutrients to the blood stream

Number 7 in the diagram represents the:

• Small intestine
• Liver
• Large intestine
• Gall Bladder

Bile is made by which digestive organ?

• Gallbladder
• Stomach
• Rectum
• Liver

Which digestive organ produces digestive juices to aid the small intestine in absorbing nutrients?

• Liver

• Gallbladder

• Pancreas

• Esophagus

Number 4 is pointing to the....

• Anus
• Rectum
• Large Intestine
• Small intestine

Number 3 is pointing to the...

• Small intestine
• Rectum
• Large intestine
• Stomach