Digestive System Quiz

Which organ is responsible for the production of bile that aids in digestion?

• Esophagus

• Stomach

• Liver

• Pancreas

What is the name of the organ where most of the chemical digestion of food takes place?

• Large Intestine

• Stomach

• Small Intestine

• Gall Bladder

Which part of the digestive system is primarily involved in the absorption of water from the digested food?

• Esophagus

• Small Intestine

• Stomach

• Large Intestine

Identify the organ labeled in the diagram where food enters after swallowing.

• Stomach

• Esophagus

• Small Intestine

• Liver

Why does your body need food?

• To provide energy for exercise only

• To make cells for growing and for repairing tissues

• To help you stay awake

• To improve your memory

Why do you need food?

• Food provides entertainment.

• Food provides energy for everything you do.

• Food is only necessary for physical activities.

• Food is not necessary for the body.

What is the function of digestion as described in the image?

• To store food in the body

• To break down food into molecules the body can use

• To transport food to different parts of the body

• To eliminate waste from the body

What is the function of the intestinal wall as shown in the diagram?

• To absorb glucose molecules into the blood

• To produce glucose molecules from starch

• To prevent glucose molecules from entering the blood

• To break down glucose molecules into starch

What is mechanical digestion?

• The process by which food is chemically altered in the stomach

• The absorption of nutrients in the intestines

• The process by which food is physically broken down into smaller pieces

• The elimination of undigested food from the body

What is the process called where chemicals produced by the body break foods into their smaller components?

• Physical digestion

• Chemical digestion

• Metabolic digestion

• Enzymatic hydrolysis