Digestive System Quiz

Symptom(s) of IBS is

• cramping
• bloating
• gassiness
• all of the above

What is a natural sugar found in milk that can be a food intolerance?

• Gluten

• Histamine

• Lactose

_______ happens when the body cannot properly digest the food that is eaten

• food allergy

• heart attack

• food intolerance

Which symptoms are found in all three diseases/ disorders: Gastroenteritis, IBD and food intolerances

• Diarrhoea and Cramping

• Fever and sweating

• Mucus in the stool

• Rashes and runny nose

What type of specialist would treat GERD?

• endocrinologist

• biologist

• gastroenterologist

• proctologist

What parts of the digestive system do peptic ulcers affect?

• stomach, esophagus, and small intestine

• mouth, esophagus, and small intestine

• large intestine rectum, and anus

• small intestine, large intestine, and anus

What tube squeezes food to move it from the mouth to the stomach?

• appendix

• esophagus

• gall bladder

• liver

What organ synthesizes (makes) bile?

• esophagus

• liver

• small intestine

• stomach

Peristalsis is

• involuntary

• a series of wavelike contractions

• a form of digestive propulsion

• all of the above

Bile is produced in the _________ and stored in the _____________

• liver; gallbladder

• liver; small intestine

• pancreas; gallbladder

• pancreas; small intestine