Digestive System Review

What is the muscular squeezing action that moves food through the esophagus and intestine called?

• peristalsis

• deglutition

• mastication

• defacation

The name for the passageway between the esophagus and the stomach is the

• ileocecal valve

• pyloric sphincter

• anal sphincter

• cardioesophageal sphincter

What is chyme?

• a big wad of saliva

• food that has been digested by the stomach

• undigested material that is eliminated from the rectum

• the sound a clock makes

What glandular organ produces hormones and enzymes that are discharged into the small intestine?

• Stomach

• Pancreas

• Gall Bladder

• Spleen

What is the yellow-green liquid produced by the liver?

• mucus

• saliva

• bile

• urine

Which one of the following is the middle section of the small intestine:

• duodenum

• ascending colon

• jejunum

• descending colon

The surface area of the small intestine is increased by the presence of

• microvilli

• serosa

• rugae

• mucus

The organ responsible for drying out indigestible food residue through water absorption and the elimination of feces is the:

• stomach

• large intestine

• small intestine

• pancreas

What is the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach?

• pancreas

• bile duct

• intestine

• esophagus

What organ stores bile until food passes through the stomach?

• gall bladder

• small intestine

• pancreas

• liver