Worksheetsdigestive system
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 17mins
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 fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.
a)
pepsin
b)
pepsi
c)
saliva
d)
salty
4.
The tube after the small intestine where the liquid is absorbed.
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
rectum
d)
stomach
5.
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
6.
a)
pancreas
b)
esophagus
c)
stomach
d)
liver
7.
a)
esophagus
b)
liver
c)
stomach
d)
pancreas
8.
a)
stomach
b)
pancreas
c)
large intestine
d)
small intestine
9.
a)
pancreas
b)
trachea
c)
liver
d)
esophagus
10.
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
rectum
d)
esophagus
11.
a)
purging
b)
peristalsis
c)
platinum
d)
paralysis
12.
Bile is made by which digestive organ?
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Stomach
c)
Rectum
d)
Liver
13.
Which digestive organ makes digestive juices to help the small intestine absorb nutrients?
a)
Liver
b)
Gallbladder
c)
Pancreas
d)
Esophagus
14.
Nutrients from digested food are absorbed in which digestive organ?
a)
Small Intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Large Intestine
d)
Gallbladder
15.
As waste moves through the digestive system, the ______ absorbs water before storing waste in the rectum.
a)
Small intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Esophagus
d)
Large intestine
16.
Gastric juices in the stomach digest food into a thick liquid. This is...
a)
Mechanical digestion
b)
Chemical digestion
17.
Enzymes (chemicals) in your saliva help break down food while chewing. This is...
a)
Mechanical digestion
b)
Chemical digestion
18.
The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...
a)
Mechanical Digestion
b)
Chemical Digestion
19.
What enzyme is produced by this structure
a)
gastrin
b)
pepsin
c)
amylase
d)
bile
20.
What churns food and breaks it down further using strong acids?
a)
Stomach
b)
Salivary glands
c)
Liver
21.
Where does most digestion occur?
a)
Stomach
b)
Salivary gland
c)
Small intestine
22.
What produces chemicals that break down fats, starches and proteins?
a)
Pulmonary artery
b)
Pancreas
c)
Pituitary gland
23.
What stores bile?
a)
Colon
b)
Gall Bladder
c)
Small Intestine
24.
What produces the bile used to break down fats?
a)
Liver
b)
Large Intestine
c)
Mouth
25.
Why do we need food to break apart the food we eat?
a)
So it can fit into our stomachs
b)
So our bodies can use the nutrients from the food
c)
So liquids can be separated from solids
d)
So that our bodies' enzymes have something to do.
26.
Place the following events in sequence: A) Food enters your large intestines
B) Food enters your small intestines
C) Food enters your esophagus
a)
A, B, C
b)
C, B, A
c)
C, A, B
d)
B, A, C
27.
What might happen if you had your pancreas removed?
a)
Your intestines might have trouble breaking down food
b)
Your stomach might have trouble producing hydrochloric acid
c)
You would not be able to chew properly
d)
You would have trouble producing saliva
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