Digestive Quiz 2

The process by which the body breaks down food so that it can be used for energy.

• composition
• digestion
• deposition
• absorption

The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...

• Mechanical Digestion
• Chemical Digestion

What do the villi do?

• Digests food in the mouth.
• Digests food in the stomach
• Protects the stomach from digesting iteself
• Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

• amylase

• chyme

• pepsin

• bile

Food stays in your _____ for hours where it mixes with acid.

• small intestines

• large intestines

• stomach

• esophagus

Which shows the correct order of digestion?

• mouth, pharynx, stomach, small intestines, esophagus

• pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines

• mouth, esophagus, large intestines, stomach, small intestines,

• stomach, large intestines, esophagus, small intestines

Water from your undigested food is absorbed in the ___________________?

• small intestines

• stomach

• liver

• large intestines

What is the correct order of the following processes?

• ingestion, digestion, elimination, absorption

• digestion, ingestion, absorption, elimination

• ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination

• digestion, elimination, ingestion, absorption

What is this organ (the one in red)?

• Pancreas

• Kidney

• Liver

• Stomach

What is the process of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food through the digestive tract?

• Pericardium

• Peristalsis

• Pepsin

• Pericoronitis