9. Digestive System Test

Match the following

• Breaking down and absorbing food

• Digestion

• Storage and elimination of waste

• Ingestion

• Taking in food

• Propulsion

• Peristalsis

• Egestion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What type of digestion do teeth do?

• Mechanical

• Chemical

Match the following

• Grinding

• Canines

• crushing

• Premolars

• piercing

• Molars

• ripping

• Incisors

Adults have ____ teeth. Toddlers have ____teeth.

• 20, 32

• 32, 20

• 32, 16

• 32, 32

What is the job of the uvula?

• Prevents food from entering the nasal cavity

• Pushes food toward the esophagus

• Provides seal around teeth

• Produces Amylase to break down starch

• Flap of skin that prevents food from entering the trachea (Windpipe)

What is the job of the tongue?

• Prevents food from entering the nasal cavity

• Pushes food toward the esophagus

• Provides seal around teeth

• Produces Amylase to break down starch

• Flap of skin that prevents food from entering the trachea (Windpipe)

What is the job of the epiglottis?

• Prevents food from entering the nasal cavity

• Pushes food toward the esophagus

• Provides seal around teeth

• Produces Amylase to break down starch

• Flap of skin that prevents food from entering the trachea (Windpipe)

How many types of Salivary Glands do we have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Select all that apply:

What is saliva made of?

• 99% water

• Mucus (lubricates)

• Amylase (breaks down starch)

• Lysozyme (kills bacteria)

• Antibodies (mark foreign invaders)

What type of digestion does the mouth do?

• Mechanical

• Chemical