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Digestive System

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is one secondary (helper) organ of the digestive system?
a)
Small Intestine
b)
Esophagus
c)
Gallbladder
d)
Stomach
2.
Bile is made by which digestive organ?
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Stomach
c)
Rectum
d)
Liver
3.
Which digestive organ makes digestive juices to help the small intestine absorb nutrients?
a)
Liver
b)
Gallbladder
c)
Pancreas
d)
Esophagus
4.

What is the body system that breaks down food into energy that the body can use?

a)

Skeletal System

b)

Circulatory System

c)

Nervous System

d)

Digestive System

5.

Where does the digestive system begin?

a)

Mouth

b)

Esophagus

c)

Stomach

d)

Small Intestine

6.

The _____________ is a long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.

a)

Tongue

b)

Rectum

c)

Esophagus

d)

Small Intestine

7.
Pepsin in the stomach is the primary digestion of what?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Proteins
c)
Fats
d)
Fiber
8.
Bile begins the chemical digestion of...
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Fats
c)
Proteins
d)
Food
9.
An enzyme in our saliva called ptyalin breaks down what into sugar.
a)
Fats
b)
Proteins
c)
Minerals
d)
Carbohydrates
10.
Where is bile stored?
a)
Pancreas
b)
Gall Bladder
c)
Liver
d)
Appendix
11.
What is the last step in the digestive system before the food comes out?
a)
Small Intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Large Intestine
d)
Appendix
12.

Where does food enter? This is also where the teeth and saliva start the digestion

a)

Enzymes

b)

Gallbladder

c)

Large intestine

d)

Mouth

13.

what is the function of a stomach

a)

to continue the digestion process using muscles and hydrochloric acid

b)

to break down enzymes

c)

to answer a whales call

d)

to transfer bile to the small intestine

14.

What is the function of a small intestine

a)

to crunch the food

b)

To add enzymes

c)

Contains hydrochloric acid

d)

To absorb nutrients and water

15.

what is mechanical digestion

a)

breaks down large food particles into smaller food particles that can be taken in by cells

b)

breaks down large food particles into smaller food particles that can be taken in by cells

c)

uses mouth esophagus and stomach to break down food by chewing and mashing

16.

What is the function of a large intestine

a)

To absorb remaining water and to get rid of remaining waste

b)

to use enzymes to break down food even further

17.

What is the process known as peristalsis

a)

The process that transfers food from the mouth to the stomach. Also known as swallowing

b)

The process that breaks down food by chewing and mashing

18.

Food that give us nutrients can be divided into three groups: (marcar 3)

a)

Proteins

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Water

d)

Vitamins, minerals and vegetable fibre

19.

Before starch can enter a cell, it must be

a)

absorbed by simple sugars

b)

diffused into simple sugars

c)

digested to form simple sugars

d)

actively transported by simple sugars

20.

The digestion of starch begins in the

a)

mouth

b)

stomach

c)

gall bladder

d)

small intestine

21.

In humans, structures that absorb most of the products of digestion are the

a)

ducts of the pancreas

b)

cells of the esophagus

c)

muscular folds of the gallbladder

d)

villi of the small intestine

22.

What occurs during the digestion of proteins?

a)

Specific enzymes break down proteins into amino acids.

b)

Specific hormones break down proteins into simple sugars.

c)

Specific hormones break down proteins into complex starches.

d)

Specific enzymes break down proteins into simple sugars.

23.

The process of peristalsis is best described as the

a)

loss of water from vascular plants

b)

release of acid into the stomach

c)

chemical breakdown of food in the small intestine

d)

muscular contractions of the gastrointestinal tract

24.
Label This Part
a)
Large Intestine/Colon
b)
Small Intestine
c)
Stomach
d)
Gallbladder
25.
Label This Part
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Small Intestine
c)
Colon
d)
Tonsils
26.
Label This Part 
a)
Pancreas
b)
Liver
c)
Gallbladder
d)
NONE
27.
Label This Part
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Colon
c)
Liver
d)
NONE
28.
Label This Part 
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Liver
c)
Small Intestine 
d)
Tonsils
29.
Label This Part
a)
Liver
b)
Stomach
c)
Gallbladder
d)
Small Intestine
30.
What Increases Surface Area In The Smal Intestine?
a)
Villi
b)
Lilli
c)
Smilli
d)
Cilli
31.
This is the holding tank for solid waste (aka poop)
a)
phalanges
b)
trachea
c)
sternum
d)
rectum
32.
What does ingestion mean? 
a)
Taking food in via the mouth
b)
Taking food in via the stomach
33.
What does digestion mean? 
a)
Passing of nutrients through the intestinal wall 
b)
Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food
34.
What does absorption mean?
a)
Passing of nutrients through the intestinal wall 
b)
Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food 
35.
What is an example of mechanical digestion?
a)
Churning of the stomach 
b)
 Saliva 
36.
What is an enzyme?
a)
A protein 
b)
A living single organism
37.
What does a catalyst do?
a)
A substances that speeds up chemical  reactions 
b)
A thing that precipitates an event 
38.

THE PROCESS OF TAKING FOOD INTO THE BODY:

a)

INGESTION

b)

PERISTALYSIS

c)

DIGESTION

d)

ABSORPTION

39.

THE MOVEMENT OF FOOD THROUGH THE BODY

a)

INGESTION

b)

PERISTALSIS

c)

DIGESTION

d)

ABSORPTION

40.

The mechanical and chemical breakdown of the food

a)

DIGESTION

b)

ABSORPTION

c)

INGESTION

d)

PERISTALSIS

41.

The passage of nutrients from the digestive tract into the bloodstream:

a)

INGESTION

b)

DIGESTION

c)

ABSORPTION

d)

DEFECATION

42.

The elimination of wastes from the body

a)

INGESTION

b)

DEFECATION

c)

DIGESTION

d)

ABSORPTION

43.

ONCE FOOD IS BREAKING DOWN MECHANICALLY, IT TURNS INTO:

a)

CHYME

b)

BOLUS

44.

I MAKE INSULIN TO REGULATE OUR SUGAR:

a)

Pancreas

b)

Liver

c)

Gallbladder

d)

stomach