Digestive System

Which structure is responsible for water absorption and production of Vitamin K?

• epiglottis
• Stomach
• Large intestine
• Small intestine

Which structure is a 'trapdoor' that prevents food from entering the trachea?

• epiglottis
• esophagus
• pharynx
• appendix

Which structure makes bile?

• Stomach
• Pancreas
• Liver
• mouth

Where does chemical digestion begin?

• Mouth
• esophagus
• stomach
• small intestine

Where does absorption of food occur in the digestive system?

• small intestine
• large intestine
• stomach
• epiglottis

____________ is when smooth muscles contract to gently move food through the alimentary canal.  It begins with swallowing.

• bolus
• peristalsis
• ulcer
• amylase

Which is the correct pathway that food takes through the alimentary canal?

• mouth, stomach, esphagus, small intestine, large intestine, rectum
• mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum
• mouth, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine, stomach, rectum
• rectum, rectum, rectum.  Anal retentive teacher

What is secreted in the stomach to kill bacteria?

• amylase
• Hydrochloric acid
• Sodium bicarbonate
• bile

Which organ makes enzymes (lactase, amylase, protease, maltase) to break down the food that you eat?

• gallbladder
• liver
• pancreas
• rectum

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

• larynx

• trachea

• esophagus

• bronchioles