Digestive System Quiz

The largest gland in the body that sits just below the diaphragm.

• Pancreas

• Liver

• Pharynx

• Gallbladder

The only place where ingestion occurs.

• Large intestine

• Stomach

• Mouth

• Gallbladder

Arguably the most essential organ in the metabolism of carbohydrates.

• Small intestine

• Esophagus

• Liver

• Pancreas

The bolus arrives at this organ through the gastroesophageal sphincter and mechanical and chemical digestion continue here.

• Stomach

• Pharynx

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

Directs food towards the stomach rather than the lungs.

• Esophagus

• Pharynx

• Mouth

• Larynx

The hollow muscular tube that runs posterior to the heart.

• Esophagus

• Pharynx

• Mouth

• Larynx

The holding zone for bile that isn’t immediately needed.

• Small intestine

• Liver

• Gallbladder

• Stomach

Where gut bacteria digest any remaining nutrients from the food we have eaten prior to defecation.

• Small intestine

• Liver

• Gallbladder

• Large intestine

The muscle in the oral cavity that aids in the propulsion of food towards the pharynx.

• Tongue

• Teeth

• Epiglottis

• Esophagus

Chyme first enters this structure through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum.

• Large intestine

• Small intestine

• Stomach

• Liver