Chapter 3 Test: The Digestive and Urinary Systems

Match the following

• pancreas

• the sac like organ that uses both mechanical and physical digestion to break down food

• esophagus

• the organ that lies behind the stomach and makes digestive enzymes and hormones

• stomach

• the system of organs that produce, store, and eliminate urine

• kidneys

• a long straight tube that connects the pharnyx to the stomach

• urinary system

• the organ constantly cleaning the blood

Where do most of the processes by which food breaks down happen?

• stomach

• large intestine

• liver

• small intestine

The small intestine is covered in fingerlike projections called what?

(a)  

Which urinary system problems are usually found in the bladder and ureter?

• bacterial infections

• atherosclerosis

• arpeggio infections

• bacteriostatic complications

What is not the function of the liver?

• makes bile to break up fat

• stores nutrients

• breaks down toxins

• makes digestive enzymes

(a)   causes the kidneys to create more urine.

What organ makes food into waste?

• large intestine

• small intestine

• pancreas

• stomach

What is the hardest material in your body?

(a)  

Approximately how many liters of blood does your kidney filter in a day?

(a)  

What do salts and other wastes collect inside the kidney and form?

• urine

• kidney stones

• bacterial infections