Digestive System Concepts and Functions
Interactive Video
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Biology
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6th - 8th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Belinda Gay
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the tube that food travels through after swallowing?
Trachea
Esophagus
Larynx
Pharynx
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the sheet of muscle through which the esophagus passes to reach the stomach?
Abdominal wall
Diaphragm
Pericardium
Pleura
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the function of the round muscle at the bottom of the esophagus?
To produce digestive enzymes
To absorb nutrients
To act as a valve allowing food into the stomach
To prevent food from entering the trachea
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is released by certain cells in the stomach to help digest food?
Enzymes
Bile
Acid
Mucus
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a small amount of acid occasionally splashing into the esophagus?
Indigestion
Heartburn
Reflux
Ulcer
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can happen to the esophagus if acid splashes up into it repeatedly over many years?
It can strengthen
It can be damaged
It can expand
It can change color
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is it called when part of the stomach bulges through a larger hiatus in the diaphragm?
Gastric ulcer
Hiatal hernia
Esophageal stricture
Diaphragmatic spasm
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