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Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT part of the alimentary canal?
a)
small intestine
b)
esophagus
c)
stomach
d)
pancreas
2.
What is an example of chemical breakdown?
a)
Chewing
b)
Saliva
c)
Peristalsis
3.
What is the definition for digestion?
a)
Breaking down food into smaller nutrients
b)
Getting rid of waste products
c)
Getting food into our bodies
d)
Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them
4.
Which organ releases digestive enzymes into the small intestine?
a)
pancreas
b)
small intestine
c)
esophagus
d)
salivary glands
5.
Bile is produced by the
a)
gallbladder
b)
liver
c)
stomach
d)
pancreas
6.
All are functions of the digestive system except
a)
bringing oxygen to the body
b)
absorption of nutrients
c)
breakdown of food
d)
elimination of waste
7.
What organ is responsible for the majority of the absoption that occurs in the digestive system?
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
stomach
d)
oral cavity
8.
What organ of the alimentary canal is located between the esophagus and the small intestine?
a)
stomach
b)
large intestines
c)
pharynx
d)
salivary glands
9.
Which of these is a disorder of the Digestive system?
a)
Allergies
b)
Flu
c)
Ulcer
10.
What begins the process of mechanical breakdown?
a)
the mouth
b)
the esophagus
c)
the pancreas
11.
What begins the process of chemical breakdown?
a)
Liver
b)
Salivary glands
c)
Colon
12.
What starts the process of chemical breakdown?
a)
Saliva
b)
Oxygen
c)
Hydrogen
13.
What pushes food from the mouth to the stomach?
a)
Stomach
b)
Gall bladder
c)
Esophagus
14.
What churns food and breaks it down further using strong acids?
a)
Stomach
b)
Salivary glands
c)
Liver
15.
Where does most digestion occur?
a)
Stomach
b)
Salivary gland
c)
Small intestine
16.
What absorbs water and minerals and holds waste?
a)
Large Intestine (Colon)
b)
Small Intestine
c)
Gall Bladder
17.
Why is the esophagus/food pipe important?
a)
To swallow food
b)
To choke
c)
To make your breath smelly
d)
None of these
18.
What does ingestion mean?
a)
Taking food in via the mouth
b)
Taking food in via the stomach
19.
What does digestion mean?
a)
Passing of nutrients through the intestinal wall
b)
Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food
20.
What does absorption mean?
a)
Passing of nutrients through the intestinal wall
b)
Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food
21.
What does elimination mean?
a)
Removal of undigested waste
b)
Ejecting matter of the stomach
22.
What are the three sections of the small intestine.
a)
Liver, Stomach, Mouth
b)
Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum
c)
Down, Up, Sideways
d)
Digests the food.
23.
Nutrients from digested food are absorbed in which digestive organ?
a)
Small Intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Large Intestine
d)
Gallbladder
24.
What is an example of chemical breakdown?
a)
Chewing
b)
Saliva
c)
Peristalsis
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