DIgestive System

What is the aim of the digestion?

• Obtain matter and energy

• Obtain nutrients from food and break it down into small molecules, which are then absorbed

• Break down food into inorganic nutrients

• Obtain nutrients form food and transport it to the cells

What organ is responsible for the majority of the absoption that occurs in the digestive system?

• large intestine

• small intestine

• stomach

• oral cavity

The teeth and tongue of the oral cavity break foodstuff down physically. This is an example of

• mechanical digestion

• chemical digestion

• absorption

• peristalsis

Which of the following is an accessory organ of the digestive system?

• stomach

• small intestine

• esophagus

• liver

Which of the following answers correctly sequences the pathway food takes from the beginning to end?

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

• mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

• mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine

• mouth, stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine

Which organ stores and releases bile?

• liver

• gallbladder

• pancreas

Structure 12 is the

• pancreas

• salivary glands

• mouth

• esophagus

Structure 16 is the

• pancreas

• salivary glands

• larynx

• esophagus

Structure 17 is the

• pancreas

• liver

• stomach

• gall bladder

Structure 8 is the

• pancreas

• stomach

• large intestine

• small intestine