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WorksheetsDigestive System
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where does digestion begin?
a)
Mouth
b)
Stomach
c)
Esophagus
d)
Duodenum
2.
What is the name of the first 4 teeth in the front of your mouth?
a)
Incisors
b)
Cuspids
c)
Bicuspids
d)
Molars
3.
What do the Incisors do?
a)
Cut off chunks
b)
Tear food apart
c)
Crush food
d)
Grind food
4.
What is the name of the 1 tooth with 1 point?
a)
Incisors
b)
Cuspids
c)
Bicuspids
d)
Molars
5.
What is the job of the Cuspids?
a)
Cut off chunks
b)
Tear food apart
c)
Crush food
d)
Grind food
6.
What is the name of the 2 teeth with 2 points?
a)
Incisors
b)
Cuspids
c)
Bicuspids
d)
Molars
7.
What is the job of the Bicuspids?
a)
Cut off chunks
b)
Tear food apart
c)
Crush food
d)
Grind food
8.
What is the job of the Molars?
a)
Cut off chunks
b)
Tear food apart
c)
Crush food
d)
Grind food
9.
What is the name of the 3 broad, flat teeth at the back of your mouth?
a)
Incisors
b)
Cuspids
c)
Bicuspids
d)
Molars
10.
The job of the tongue is to...
a)
push the food between the teeth
b)
create saliva
c)
help swallow the food
d)
break down carbohydrates
11.
When food mixes with saliva it becomes a soft ball called
a)
Saliva
b)
Pepsin
c)
Bolus
d)
Enzyme
12.
What is the name of the chemical made in the mouth?
a)
Saliva
b)
Pepsin
c)
Bolus
d)
Enzyme
13.
Saliva begins to break down
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Proteins
c)
Fats
d)
Sugars
14.
The long tube that the food travels in from the mouth to the stomach is the
a)
Esophagus
b)
Trachea
c)
Duodenum
d)
Pancreas
15.
The squeezing motion that pushes the food down the Esophagus is
a)
Peristaltic Movements
b)
Gravity
c)
Wind Pipe Movements
d)
Muscle Contractions
16.
The squeezing motion that pushes the food from the stomach to the small intestine
a)
Peristaltic Movements
b)
Gravity
c)
Stomach Movements
d)
Muscle Contractions
17.
The valve that opens to let food enter the stomach from the esophagus
a)
Cardiac Sphincter
b)
Pyloric Sphincter
c)
Peristaltic Contractions
d)
Trap Door
18.
Which gastric juice protects the lining of the stomach from the HCL?
a)
Hydrochloric Acid
b)
Pepsin
c)
Mucus
d)
Bile
19.
Which gastric juice transforms proteins into amino acids?
a)
Hydrochloric Acid
b)
Pepsin
c)
Mucus
d)
Bile
20.
After about 3 hours the food has been churned into a soupy mixture called
a)
Chyme
b)
Chime
c)
Bolus
d)
Bile
21.
Which gastric juice helps soften the food and kills any germs in the food?
a)
Hydrochloric Acid
b)
Pepsin
c)
Mucus
d)
Bile
22.
The valve that opens to let food enter the small intestine from the stomach
a)
Cardiac Sphincter
b)
Pyloric Sphincter
c)
Peristaltic Contractions
d)
Trap Door
23.
What is the name of the first 10 inches of the small intestine?
a)
Duodenum
b)
Jejunum
c)
Ileum
d)
Villi
24.
What is the chemical made by the Duodenum?
a)
Alkali
b)
Bile
c)
Insulin
d)
Pepsin
25.
Which chemical neutralizes the acid in the chyme?
a)
Alkali
b)
Bile
c)
Insulin
d)
Pepsin
26.
What is the name of the organ that makes bile?
a)
Stomach
b)
Liver
c)
Gall Bladder
d)
Pancreas
27.
Where is bile stored?
a)
Duodenum
b)
Liver
c)
Gall Bladder
d)
Pancreas
28.
What nutrient does bile break up?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Protein
c)
Fats
d)
Sugar
29.
What is the chemical made by the Pancreas?
a)
Alkali
b)
Bile
c)
Insulin
d)
Pepsin
30.
What nutrient does insulin control?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Protein
c)
Fats
d)
Sugar
31.
The small intestine has this many main parts
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
32.
The second section of the small intestine
a)
Duodenum
b)
Jejunum
c)
Ileum
d)
Villi
33.
The last part of the small intestine
a)
Duodenum
b)
Jejunum
c)
Ileum
d)
Villi
34.
The main function is to absorb as many nutrients as possible
a)
Small Intestine
b)
Large Intestine
c)
Stomach
d)
Pancreas
35.
Million of finger-like projects that line the small intestine and help absorb the nutrients
a)
Villi
b)
Bile
c)
Ileum
d)
Chyme
36.
The large intestine has ___ main parts
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
37.
The first part of the large intestine
a)
Cecum
b)
Colon
c)
Rectum
d)
Appendix
38.
The colon has ____ main parts
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
39.
This part of the colon goes up the right side of the abdomen
a)
Ascending Colon
b)
Transverse Colon
c)
Descending Colon
d)
Sigmoid Colon
40.
This part of the colon goes across the top of the abdomen
a)
Ascending Colon
b)
Transverse Colon
c)
Descending Colon
d)
Sigmoid Colon
41.
This part of the colon goes down the left side of the abdomen
a)
Ascending Colon
b)
Transverse Colon
c)
Descending Colon
d)
Sigmoid Colon
42.
This part of the colon connects to the rectum
a)
Ascending Colon
b)
Transverse Colon
c)
Descending Colon
d)
Sigmoid Colon
43.
The main function is to absorb water and salt
a)
Colon
b)
Large Intestine
c)
Cecum
d)
Rectum
44.
The main function is to store waste materials before they leave the body
a)
Colon
b)
Large Intestine
c)
Cecum
d)
Rectum
45.
The second part of the large intestine
a)
Cecum
b)
Colon
c)
Rectum
d)
Appendix
46.
The third part of the large intestine
a)
Cecum
b)
Colon
c)
Rectum
d)
Appendix
47.
The small, tube shaped organ that hangs from the Cecum
a)
Villi
b)
Colon
c)
Rectum
d)
Appendix
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