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Digestive System

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The process by which the body breaks down food so that it can be used for energy.
a)
composition
b)
digestion
c)
deposition
d)
absorption
2.
The muscular organ in the body where chemical and mechanical digestion take place.
a)
pancreas
b)
liver
c)
stomach
d)
esophagus
3.
A long folded tube inside the body attached to the stomach where nutrients in the food are absorbed.
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
esophagus
d)
rectum
4.
The opening at the end of the digestive track where feces exits the body.
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
rectum
d)
anus
5.
A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.
a)
pepsin
b)
pepsi
c)
saliva
d)
salty
6.

The enzyme in saliva that helps break down food.

a)

pepsin

b)

pepsi

c)

amylase

d)

bile

7.
Provides additional enzymes(pancreatic juice) to help nutrients get absorbed by the small intestine.
a)
liver
b)
kidneys
c)
gall bladder
d)
pancreas
8.
Part of the digestive system that takes food into the body.
a)
esophagus
b)
mouth
c)
rectum 
d)
anus
9.
The tube after the small intestine where the liquid is absorbed.
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
rectum
d)
stomach
10.
An organ of the digestive system that makes chemicals to help the body break down fats and rid itself of harmful substances.
a)
esophagus
b)
mouth
c)
liver
d)
stomach
11.
A series of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food to different processing stations in the digestive tract.
a)
adduction
b)
primary wave
c)
peristalsis
d)
inversion
12.
The place where waste is stored before it leaves the body.
a)
rectum
b)
anus
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
13.
a)
pancreas
b)
esophagus
c)
stomach
d)
liver
14.
a)
esophagus
b)
liver
c)
stomach
d)
pancreas
15.
a)
stomach
b)
pancreas
c)
large intestine
d)
small intestine
16.
a)
pancreas
b)
trachea
c)
liver
d)
esophagus
17.
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
rectum
d)
esophagus
18.
a)
purging
b)
peristalsis
c)
platinum
d)
paralysis
19.
Which structure is responsible for water absorption and production of Vitamin K?
a)
epiglottis
b)
Stomach
c)
Large intestine
d)
Small intestine
20.
Which structure is a 'trapdoor' that prevents food from entering the trachea?
a)
epiglottis
b)
esophagus
c)
pharynx
d)
appendix
21.
Which structure makes bile?
a)
Stomach
b)
Pancreas
c)
Liver
d)
mouth
22.
Where does chemical digestion begin?
a)
Mouth
b)
esophagus
c)
stomach
d)
small intestine
23.
Which is the correct pathway that food takes through the alimentary canal?
a)
mouth, stomach, esphagus, small intestine, large intestine, rectum
b)
mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum
c)
mouth, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine, stomach, rectum
d)
rectum, rectum, rectum.  Anal retentive teacher
24.
What is secreted in the stomach to kill bacteria?
a)
amylase
b)
Hydrochloric acid
c)
Sodium bicarbonate
d)
bile
25.
Which organ makes enzymes (lactase, amylase, protease, maltase) to break down the food that you eat?
a)
gallbladder
b)
liver
c)
pancreas
d)
rectum
26.
The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...
a)
Mechanical Digestion
b)
Chemical Digestion
27.

What comes first?

a)

Mouth

b)

stomach

c)

large intestine

d)

small intestine

28.

Number 4 is pointing to the....

a)

stomach

b)

Rectum

c)

Large Intestine

d)

Small intestine

29.
Number 3 is pointing to the...
a)
Small intestine
b)
Rectum
c)
Large intestine
d)
Stomach
30.
Number 2 is pointing to the...
a)
Esophagus
b)
Stomach
c)
Small intestine
d)
Anus
31.
Which organ pushes food down to the stomach?
a)
Mouth
b)
Esophagus
c)
Rectum
d)
Large intestine
32.
Which is NOT a function of the Digestive System?
a)
To rid the body of solid waste
b)
Absorb nutrients for energy & growth
c)
Break down nutrients from food
d)
Pump blood around the body
33.
Gastric juices in the stomach digest food into a thick liquid.  This is...
a)
Mechanical digestion
b)
Chemical digestion
34.
Enzymes (chemicals) in your saliva help break down food while chewing.  This is...
a)
Mechanical digestion
b)
Chemical digestion
35.
What  does not occur here?
a)
mechanical digestion
b)
chemical digestion
c)
absorption
d)
all occur here
36.
Which of the following is considered a primary organ of the digestive system?
a)
pancreas
b)
liver
c)
teeth
d)
mouth
37.

Substances in food that the body needs to function properly are:

a)

nutrition

b)

macromolecules

c)

calories

d)

nutrients

38.

Once food enters the stomach, it becomes a liquid mixture called_____.

a)

amalyse

b)

bile

c)

chyme

d)

saliva

39.

Which of the following are considered an accessory or secondary organs? (There is more than one correct answer.)

a)

pancreas

b)

intestive

c)

stomach

d)

gallbladder

40.

Which organ is NOT part of the digestive system?

a)

rectum

b)

anus

c)

esophagus

d)

bladder

41.

How is the journey of the cheeseburger different in the small intestine than in the large intestine?

a)

In the small intestine, the water from the cheeseburger is absorbed; while in the large intestine sugar is absorbed from the cheeseburger.

b)

In the small intestine, the nutrients from the cheeseburger are absorbed, while in the large intestine the water is absorbed from the cheeseburger.

c)

The small intestine mixes acid with the cheeseburger to break down;while the large intestine releases the leftover cheeseburger from the body.

d)

The small intestine guides the cheeseburger in to the stomach, while the large intestine produces bile the break down the fat of the cheeseburger.

42.

Which organ is responsible for absorbing nutrients?

a)

anus

b)

mouth

c)

esophagus

d)

large intestine

43.

Which of the following statements applies to all three of the following organs: liver, gallbladder, pancreas?

a)

They all come into contact with food and are classified as main or primary organs

b)

They all aid in chemical digestion and are classified as secondary or accessory organs.

c)

They all aid in absorbing nutrients into the bloodstream.

d)

The all aid in mechanical digestion and are classified ass main or primary organs.

44.

Which of the following does not help digest food?

a)

bile

b)

enzymes

c)

water

d)

saliva

45.

What type of digestion occurs in the large intestine?

a)

chemical digestion

b)

peristalsis

c)

mechanical digestion

d)

none

46.

Which is NOT a secondary/auxiliary organ of the digestive system?

a)

esophagus

b)

pancreas

c)

liver

d)

gallbladder

47.

Which body systems work together to break down and transport nutrients to body cells?

a)

skeletal and urinary

b)

digestive and circulatory

c)

digestive and urinary

d)

skeletal and muscular

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