Ch 13 Digestive System Quiz

Number 5 is pointing to the...

• Liver
• Gallbladder
• Pancreas
• Stomach

Number 4 is pointing to the....

• Anus
• Rectum
• Large Intestine
• Small intestine

Number 2 is pointing to the...

• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Small intestine
• Anus

Which of the following helps digest starch in the mouth...

• salivary amylase
• lysozymes
• mucin
• bolus

#2 - saliva gland (under the jaw)

• submandibular
• parotid
• sublingual

#3 - saliva gland (under the tongue)

• sublingual
• submandibular
• parotid

#1 - Saliva gland 

• parotid
• submandibular
• sublingual

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

• mechanical

• chemical

• both mechanical and chemical

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

• teeth

• muscles of the stomach

• enzymes

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

• mechanical digestion

• chemical digestion

• absorption

• peristalsis