WorksheetsDigestive System
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which sphincter is between the esophagus and the stomach?
a)
pyloric
b)
cardiac
c)
anal
d)
gastric
2.
Which sphincter opens to allow food to pass from the stomach into the duodenum (SI)?
a)
pyloric
b)
cardiac
c)
lower esophageal sphincter
d)
anal
3.
Which is NOT an accessory organ of digestion?
a)
pancreas
b)
liver
c)
gallbladder
d)
stomach
4.
Which organ creates digestive enzymes and biocarbonate ions and empties these secretions into the duodenum?
a)
liver
b)
stomach
c)
pancreas
d)
gallbladder
5.
Which organ CREATES bile?
a)
liver
b)
pancreas
c)
small intestine
d)
gallbladder
6.
Which organ STORES the bile?
a)
liver
b)
colon
c)
pancreas
d)
gallbladder
7.
What are the folds in the stomach called?
a)
microvilli
b)
villi
c)
cristae
d)
rugae
8.
What prevents the formation of ulcers in the stomach?
a)
thick mucus
b)
biocarbonate ions
c)
blood vessels
d)
gastric juices
9.
What soupy mixture is churned in the stomach?
a)
bolus
b)
saliva
c)
mucus
d)
chyme
10.
Which of the following is NOT a section of the small intestine?
a)
cecum
b)
jejunum
c)
ileum
d)
duodenum
11.
What are the finger-like projections in the small intestine called?
a)
lacteals
b)
appendices
c)
rugae
d)
villi
12.
The wet mass of food and saliva that is swallowed is the _______?
a)
chyme
b)
bolus
c)
ingestin
d)
bile
13.
The teeth chewing food and the stomach grinding and mixing are examples of _____
a)
chemical digestion
b)
elimination
c)
mechanical digestion
d)
ingestion
14.
Which is NOT a function of the liver?
a)
makes bile
b)
creates insulin
c)
stores iron and vitamins
d)
detoxification
15.
Which substance forms most of the crown of the tooth?
a)
dentin
b)
cementum
c)
pulp
d)
enamel
16.
How many permanent teeth do we normally have?
a)
28
b)
24
c)
32
d)
20
17.
What process moves materials through the alimentary canal?
a)
ingestion
b)
digestion
c)
peristalsis
d)
elimination
18.
Where does most digestion and absorption occur?
a)
stomach
b)
colon
c)
small intestine
d)
esophagus
19.
Muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Peristalsis
c)
Stomach
d)
Esophagus
20.
The highlighted organ is the
a)
anus
b)
small intestine
c)
large intestine
d)
liver
21.
Which place in the digestive tract absorbs water?
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
mouth
d)
stomach
22.
Where does digestion begin?
a)
In the stomach
b)
In the esophogus
c)
In the mouth
d)
In the small intestine
23.
Which of the following is NOT an accessory organ?
a)
liver
b)
gallbladder
c)
pancreas
d)
duodenum
24.
The jejunum is part of this structure:
a)
large Intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Small Intestine
d)
Esophagus
25.
Number Five on the illustration shows the . . .
a)
Stomach
b)
Small Intestines
c)
Gall Bladder
d)
Esophagus
26.
What is part I?
a)
liver
b)
small intestines
c)
pancreas
d)
rectum
27.
In order to exit the stomach, food must go through the
a)
anal sphincter
b)
cardiac sphincter
c)
pyloric sphincter
d)
urethral sphincter
28.
Which of the following is not a part of the small intestine?
a)
duodenum
b)
jejunum
c)
ileum
d)
sigmoid
29.
What is this?
a)
submandibular gland
b)
parotid gland
c)
sublingual gland
d)
carotid gland
30.
Where to the gall bladder and pancreas release their contents?
a)
duodenum of the small intestine?
b)
jejunum of the small intestine
c)
ilium of the small intestine
d)
large intestine
31.
What is this?
a)
parotid gland
b)
sublingual gland
c)
hypolingual gland
d)
submandibular gland
32.
What organ is this?
a)
liver
b)
gall bladder
c)
pancreas
d)
spleen
33.
What organ is this?
a)
liver
b)
gall bladder
c)
duodenum
d)
pancreas
34.
Flap of skin that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing
a)
Stomach
b)
Pepsin
c)
Pancreas
d)
Epiglottis
35.
The villi is where the digestive system connects with the __________________ system.
a)
circulatory
b)
respiratory
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
36.
What substance emulsifies fats?
a)
lipase
b)
bile
c)
pepsin
d)
amylase
37.
What does the rectum do?
a)
Is the final absorbtio
b)
stores solid waste
c)
Breaks food apart
d)
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