Digestive System Quiz

What does the digestive system do?

• Helps you breathe

• Breaks down food for your body

• Makes your bones strong

• Helps you run faster

What happens in your mouth to start digestion?

• Your teeth and saliva break down food

• Your stomach growls

• Food turns into energy

• Your tongue swallows food whole

What is saliva?

• A liquid that helps you breathe

• A liquid in your mouth that helps break down food

• A part of your teeth

• Another word for water

What is an enzyme?

• A type of muscle

• A tiny thing that helps break down food

• A kind of tooth

• A part of your stomach

What is the hard outer layer of your teeth called?

• Cavity

• Enamel

• Taste bud

• Epiglottis

What do you call a hole in a tooth?

• Enzyme

• Taste bud

• Cavity

• Sphincter

What helps you taste food?

• Taste buds

• Enamel

• Epiglottis

• Digestive system

What is umami?

• A part of the stomach

• A taste like salty or sweet

• Another name for bile

• A kind of vitamin

What keeps food from going down the wrong pipe when you swallow?

• Stomach

• Enzyme

• Epiglottis

• Esophagus

What is the esophagus?

• A tube that carries food to your stomach

• A part of your mouth

• A type of vitamin

• A type of sugar