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Digestive System notes Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the muscular tube that extends from oral cavity to anus called? Choose all that apply

a)

GI tract

b)

alimentary canal

c)

esophagus

d)

small intestines

e)

respiratory tract

2.

What is the correct order of the GI tract or alimentary canal?

a)

oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, anus

b)

oral cavity, esophagus, pharynx, stomach, small and large intestines, anus

c)

oral cavity, pharynx, stomach, esophagus, small and large intestines, anus

d)

oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, pharynx, anus

3.

Which of the following is not an accessory structure of the digestive system?

a)

salivary glands

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

gall bladder

e)

stomach

4.

What is the structure labeled A?

a)

esophagus

b)

salivary glands

c)

liver

d)

gall bladder

e)

Stomach

5.

What is the structure labeled B?

a)

esophagus

b)

salivary glands

c)

liver

d)

gall bladder

e)

Stomach

6.

What is the structure labeled C?

a)

esophagus

b)

salivary glands

c)

liver

d)

gall bladder

e)

Stomach

7.

What is the structure labeled Q?

a)

esophagus

b)

salivary glands

c)

liver

d)

gall bladder

e)

Stomach

8.

What is the structure labeled P?

a)

esophagus

b)

salivary glands

c)

liver

d)

gall bladder

e)

Stomach

9.

What is the structure labeled D?

a)

duodenum

b)

transverse colon

c)

ascending colon

d)

ileum

e)

cecum

10.

What is the structure labeled E?

a)

duodenum

b)

transverse colon

c)

ascending colon

d)

ileum

e)

cecum

11.

What is the structure labeled F?

a)

duodenum

b)

transverse colon

c)

ascending colon

d)

ileum

e)

cecum

12.

What is the structure labeled G?

a)

duodenum

b)

transverse colon

c)

ascending colon

d)

ileum

e)

cecum

13.

What is the structure labeled H?

a)

duodenum

b)

transverse colon

c)

ascending colon

d)

ileum

e)

cecum

14.

What is the structure labeled I?

a)

appendix

b)

stomach

c)

pancreas

d)

mesenteries

e)

anus

15.

What is the structure labeled J?

a)

appendix

b)

stomach

c)

pancreas

d)

mesenteries

e)

anus

16.

What is the structure labeled N?

a)

appendix

b)

stomach

c)

pancreas

d)

mesenteries

e)

anus

17.

What is the structure labeled O?

a)

appendix

b)

stomach

c)

pancreas

d)

mesenteries

e)

anus

18.

What is the structure labeled K?

a)

sigmoid colon

b)

descending colon

c)

jejunum

d)

mesenteries

e)

anus

19.

What is the structure labeled L?

a)

sigmoid colon

b)

descending colon

c)

jejunum

d)

mesenteries

e)

anus

20.

What is the structure labeled M?

a)

sigmoid colon

b)

descending colon

c)

jejunum

d)

mesenteries

e)

anus

21.

Which of the following is not a function of the digestive system?

a)

ingestion

b)

secretion

c)

digestion

d)

mechanical processing

e)

movement

22.

Which of the following is not a function of the digestive system?

a)

absorption

b)

secretion

c)

excretion

d)

mechanical processing

e)

temperature regulation

23.

Saliva is mostly made up of ____________.

a)

water

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

sugar

d)

mucus

e)

enzymes

24.

_________________________________ are broken down by enzyme salivary amylase (ptyalin or alpha-amylase) in the mouth.

a)

Proteins

b)

Complex carbohydrates

c)

Simple carbohydrates

d)

Lipids

e)

Vitamins

25.

_________________________________ are broken down by the enzyme lingual lipase in the mouth.

a)

Proteins

b)

Complex carbohydrates

c)

Simple carbohydrates

d)

Lipids

e)

Vitamins

26.

Which of the following is not one of the 3 pairs of salivary glands? (pick two answers)

a)

Submandibular (Submaxillary)

b)

Parotid

c)

Sublingual

d)

Carotid

e)

masseter

27.

___________________ is ingested with food or resides in digestive tract and is attacked by macrophages, and immune system cells.

a)

Sugar

b)

Proteins

c)

Bacteria

d)

Lipids

28.

The _______________________ prevent intestines from becoming entangled and provide an access route to and from the digestive tract for passage of blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels.

a)

esophagus

b)

liver

c)

saliva

d)

messenteries

29.

The _______________________ are double sheets of peritoneal membrane that suspend portions of digestive tract within peritoneal cavity by sheets of serous membrane.

a)

esophagus

b)

liver

c)

saliva

d)

messenteries

30.

The ____________________________ is the largest part of the messenteries that covers the intestines and stomach.

a)

greater omentum

b)

gall bladder

c)

pancreas

d)

duodenum

e)

jejunum

31.

_____________________ is the wave like muscular contractions of the GI tract that moves a bolus along the length of the digestive tract.

a)

Rigor mortis

b)

Peristalsis

c)

Duodenum

d)

Absorption

e)

Excretion

32.

Movement of organic substrates, electrolytes, vitamins, and water across digestive epithelium into interstitial fluid of digestive tract. What function of the digestive does this statement describe?

a)

ingestion

b)

secretion

c)

digestion

d)

mechanical processing

e)

absorption

33.

The crushing and shearing that makes materials easier to propel along digestive tract. What function of the digestive does this statement describe?

a)

ingestion

b)

secretion

c)

digestion

d)

mechanical processing

e)

absorption

34.

The chemical & mechanical breakdown of food into small organic fragments for absorption by digestive epithelium. What function of the digestive does this statement describe?

a)

ingestion

b)

secretion

c)

digestion

d)

mechanical processing

e)

absorption

35.

Occurs when materials enter digestive tract via the mouth. What function of the digestive does this statement describe?

a)

ingestion

b)

secretion

c)

digestion

d)

mechanical processing

e)

absorption

36.

The release of water, acids, enzymes, buffers, and salts by epithelium of digestive tract. What function of the digestive does this statement describe?

a)

ingestion

b)

secretion

c)

digestion

d)

mechanical processing

e)

absorption

37.

Removal of waste products from body fluids. What function of the digestive does this statement describe?

a)

ingestion

b)

excretion

c)

digestion

d)

mechanical processing

e)

absorption