WorksheetsDigestive System Terms
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Main functions of the digestive system include all EXCEPT:
a)
Ingestion
b)
Chemical digestion
c)
Mechanical digestion
d)
Removal of Urine
2.
Main functions of the digestive system include all EXCEPT:
a)
Secretion
b)
Excretion
c)
Sweating
d)
Absorption
3.
Digestive tract consisting of a tube running between the mouth and the anus
a)
Alimentary Canal
b)
Accessory Organs
c)
Epiglottis
d)
Microvilli
4.
Teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas are examples of
a)
Alimentary Canal organs
b)
Accessory Organs
c)
Vestigial Organs
d)
Extra Organs
5.
What is the function of the teeth
a)
Chemical Digestion
b)
Mechanical Digestion
c)
Secretion
d)
Elimination
6.
In teeth, this covers the crown; built up by calcium, phosphates, and D3
a)
Plaque
b)
Enamel
c)
Bone
d)
Fillings
7.
These teeth are at the front of the mouth; used for biting and cutting; Shovel shaped
a)
Incisors
b)
Cuspids/Canines
c)
Bicuspids/ Premolar
d)
Molars
8.
How many incisors does a typical adult mouth have
a)
4 Total
b)
2 Total
c)
6 Total
d)
8 Total
9.
Teeth used for tearing or ripping; Pointy
a)
Incisors
b)
Cuspids/canines
c)
Bicuspids/ Premolar
d)
Molars
10.
How many Cuspids/canines does a typical adult mouth have
a)
2 Total
b)
4 Total
c)
8 Total
d)
6 Total
11.
How many Bicuspids/ Premolar does a typical adult mouth have
a)
4 Total
b)
6 Total
c)
8 Total
d)
2 Total
12.
How many molars (1st & 2nd) does a typical adult mouth have
a)
2 Total
b)
4 Total
c)
6 Total
d)
8 Total
13.
How many Wisdom Teeth does a typical adult mouth have
a)
2 Total
b)
4 Total
c)
3 Total
d)
6 Total
14.
How many teeth total does a typical adult mouth have
a)
30
b)
32
c)
34
d)
28
15.
Teeth used for holding and crushing food; Small and flat
a)
Incisors
b)
Cuspids/canines
c)
Bicuspids/ Premolar
d)
Molars
16.
Large flat teeth used for grinding food
a)
Incisors
b)
Cuspids/canines
c)
Bicuspids/ Premolar
d)
Molars
17.
3rd Molars, not sure what their use is, was probably to aid in grinding down plant tissue; Large and flat
a)
Premolars
b)
Wisdom Teeth
c)
Canines
d)
Cuspids
18.
This often attaches to the center of the upper & lower lip and between the upper & lower two front teeth ~ superior & inferior
a)
Labial Frenulum
b)
Gingivae
c)
Palatoglossal Arch
d)
Lingual Frenulum
19.
This consist of the mucosal tissue that lies over the mandible and maxilla inside the mouth
a)
Labial Frenulum
b)
Gingivae
c)
Palatine Tonsil
d)
Lingual Frenulum
20.
One of a pair of ridges or folds of mucous membrane passing from the soft palate to the side of the tongue
a)
Palatopharyngeal Arch
b)
Palatine Tonsil
c)
Fauces
d)
Palatoglossal Arch
21.
One of a pair of ridges or folds of mucous membrane that pass downward from the posterior margin of the soft palate to the lateral wall of the pharynx
a)
Palatoglossal Arch
b)
Fauces
c)
Palatopharyngeal Arch
d)
Palatine Tonsil
22.
The space between the cavity of the mouth and the pharynx, bounded by the soft palate and the base of the tongue
a)
Gingivae
b)
Oropharynx
c)
Fauces
d)
Epiglottis
23.
A large oval mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in the lateral wall of the oral pharynx on either side of the fauces
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Tongue
c)
Palatine Tonsil
d)
Oropharynx
24.
A mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane, occupying the cavity of the mouth and forming part of its floor
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Tongue
c)
Uvula
d)
Soft Palate
25.
A fold of mucous membrane extending from the floor of the mouth to the midline of the undersurface of the tongue
a)
Lingual Frenulum
b)
Labial Frenulum
c)
Tongue
d)
Uvula
26.
A thin horizontal bony plate of the skull, located in the roof of the mouth
a)
Hard Palate
b)
Soft Palate
c)
Lingual Frenulum
d)
Oropharynx
27.
A muscular portion of the palate, forming an incomplete septum between the mouth and the oropharynx ~ the soft tissue constituting the back of the roof of the mouth
a)
Hard Palate
b)
Soft Palate
c)
Uvula
d)
Tongue
28.
The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Uvula
c)
Tongue
d)
Soft Palate
29.
A flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Uvula
c)
Tongue
d)
Esophagus
30.
3 pairs of major salivary glands secrete most of the saliva: Location of the Parotid gland?
a)
Beneath the cheeks
b)
Below the jaw bone
c)
Below the tongue
31.
3 pairs of major salivary glands secrete most of the saliva: Location of the Submaxillary gland?
a)
Beneath the cheeks
b)
Below the jaw bone
c)
Below the tongue
32.
3 pairs of major salivary glands secrete most of the saliva: Location of the Sublingual gland?
a)
Beneath the cheeks
b)
Below the jaw bone
c)
Below the tongue
33.
Mashed up bits of food are called
a)
Bolus
b)
Chyme
c)
Villi
d)
Microvilli
34.
Approximately 10” long (connects mouth with the stomach)
a)
Esophagus
b)
Epiglottis
c)
Small Intestines
d)
Duodenum
35.
The esophagus moves food from the throat to the stomach using muscle movement called
a)
Cardiac Movement
b)
Waves
c)
Peristalsis
d)
Mucosa
36.
This relaxes to allow food into the stomach – if acids escape back into the esophagus it causes heartburn
a)
Pyloric Sphincter
b)
Uvula
c)
Cardiac Sphincter
d)
Duodenum
37.
J-shaped muscular bag that stores the food you eat, breaks it down into tiny pieces
a)
Esophagus
b)
Stomach
c)
Small Intestines
d)
Colon
38.
Food found in the stomach is called
a)
Bolus
b)
Chyme
c)
Villi
d)
Microvilli
39.
Inner folds that increase the surface area of the stomach
a)
Rugae
b)
Villi
c)
Microvilli
d)
Bolus
40.
Chyme passes from the stomach through this into the small intestines
a)
Cardiac Sphincter
b)
Pyloric Sphincter
c)
Duodenum
d)
Cecum
41.
Long coiled tube beneath the stomach that are roughly 20 ft long
a)
Large Intestines
b)
Small Intestines
c)
Colon
d)
Cecum
42.
Lining of intestine walls has finger-like projections to increase surface area called
a)
Rugae
b)
Villi
c)
Chyme
d)
Bolus
43.
The upper part of the small intestines, about 10 in. connected to stomach
a)
Doudenum
b)
Cecum
c)
Ileum
d)
Jejunum
44.
Part of the small intestines that is about 8 ft long
a)
Cecum
b)
Duodenum
c)
Jejunum
d)
Ileum
45.
Part of the small intestines that is about 12 ft long
a)
Appendix
b)
Duodenum
c)
Jejunum
d)
Ileum
46.
Water is absorbed from the undigested food making the waste harder until it becomes solid; larger diameter but shorter at about 5 feet long
a)
Small Intestines
b)
Cecum
c)
Large Intestines
d)
Liver
47.
A pouch-like section at the beginning of the large intestine is around two inches long absorbs digestive fluids passing out the ileum of the small intestine
a)
Duodenum
b)
Cecum
c)
Villi
d)
Appendix
48.
Located at the bottom of the cecum (rt side of Large Intestines)
a)
Appendix
b)
Colon
c)
Stomach
d)
Gallbladder
49.
Feces exit here through the contraction of sphincter muscles
a)
Rectum
b)
Anus
c)
Colon
d)
Small Intestines
50.
This directly affects digestion by producing bile
a)
Pancreas
b)
Spleen
c)
Gallbladder
d)
Liver
51.
Bile helps digest
a)
Sugars
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Fats
d)
Lipids
52.
This stores bile (in between meals) & Secretes bile to the duodenum through the bile duct (when eating)
a)
Liver
b)
Gallbladder
c)
Pancreas
d)
Spleen
53.
This produces digestive enzymes (amylase and insulin) to digest fats, carbohydrates and proteins - Regulates blood sugar by producing insulin
a)
Liver
b)
Pancreas
c)
Gallbladder
d)
Cecum
54.
Waste accumulates in and stretches this
a)
Rectum
b)
Anus
c)
Cecum
d)
Colon
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