Y10 A/B DIGESTIVE QUIZ N1

The process of breaking down food into nutrient rich molecules.

• absorption

• digestion

• peristalsis

• ingestion

The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood.

• absorption

• digestion

• peristalsis

• villi

Organ which moves food from the mouth to the stomach

• esophagus

• small intestine

• large intestine

• pancreas

The pancreas, liver, and gallbladder are known as...

• accessory glands

• the digestive tract

• alimentary canal

• digestion helpers

waves of muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.

• digestion

• absorption

• peristalsis

• villi

Amylase in saliva changes ................... into.....................

• sugars

  glucose

• fibres

  soluble sugars

• starch

  maltose

• starch

  aminoacids

chemical digestion happens here

• mouth

• liver

• pancreas

• large intestine

mechanical digestion happens here

• mouth

• liver

• esophagus

• pancreas

A disease in which stomach acid damages the stomach walls

• celiac disease

• GERD (acid reflux)

• appendicitus

• ulcer

Where does absorption occur?

• Stomach

• Duodenum

• Ilium

• Liver