The Digestive System Test

This muscular valve prevents gastric juices from flowing back out of the stomach and into the esophagus

• cecum

• uvula

• cardiac sphincter

• pyloric sphincter

• anal sphincter

The common bile duct delivers bile from the ____ to the _____

• liver, gall bladder

• gall bladder, duodenum

• pancreas, liver

• stomach, duodenum

• pancreas, stomach

This membrane holds the coils of the small intestine together:

• mesentery

• greater omentum

• serosa

• intestinal villi

• visera

The appendix is attached directly to the:

• cecum

• pancreas

• jejunum

• sigmoid colon

Following the sections of the large intestine, as material passes from the tranverse colon, what section does it enter next?

• ascending

• descending

• sigmoid

• rectum

Bile is responsible for breaking down:

• sugar

• cellulose

• fats

• carbohydrates

The last section of small intestine before it connects to the large intestine is the:

• jejunum

• duodenum

• appendix

• ileum

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

• composition
• digestion
• deposition
• absorption

A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

• pepsin
• pepsi
• saliva
• salty

Provides additional enzymes(pancreatic juice) to help nutrients get absorbed by the small intestine.

• liver
• kidneys
• gall bladder
• pancreas