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Digestive system test review

Total questions: 142

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a function of the digestive system

a)

mechanical breakdown of food

b)

chemical breakdown of food

c)

breaking large pieces into smaller ones without altering their chemical composition

d)

causing inflammation when a food allergy is present

2.

The teeth that are best adapted for grasping and tearing food

a)

incisors

b)

canines

c)

premolars

d)

molars

3.
Mouth to stomach to intestines.  What system helps the digestive system move food until it becomes waste?
a)
circulatory
b)
immune
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
4.
What is the organ where water is absorbed from the digested food and returned to the bloodstream?
a)
mouth
b)
small intestine 
c)
esophagus
d)
large intestine
5.
Which organ is a secondary organ that stores bile?
a)
stomach
b)
gallbladder
c)
pancreas
d)
liver
6.
Which organ is made of three layers of muscles that continue mechanical digestion?
a)
stomach
b)
liver
c)
anus
d)
esophagus
7.
Which organ does most of the chemical digestion of food and allows nutrients to be absorbed into the body?
a)
stomach
b)
esophagus
c)
small intestine
d)
liver
8.
Predict the next digestive system organ in the following sequence: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, ______
a)
liver
b)
kidneys
c)
small intestines
d)
large intestines
9.
What is the short tube that stores solid waste until it is eliminated from the body through the anus?
a)
rectum
b)
liver
c)
esophagus
d)
stomach
10.
Which secondary organ produces insulin and other digestive juices to further break down the food in the small intestines?
a)
liver
b)
gallbladder
c)
mouth
d)
pancreas
11.
Which type of digestion produces physical change to the food by breaking food into smaller pieces?
a)
chemical
b)
peristalsis
c)
mechanical
d)
saliva
12.
The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...
a)
Mechanical Digestion
b)
Chemical Digestion
13.
Bile is made by which digestive organ?
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Stomach
c)
Rectum
d)
Liver
14.
Nutrients from digested food are absorbed in which digestive organ?
a)
Small Intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Large Intestine
d)
Gallbladder
15.

Number 4 is pointing to the....

a)

stomach

b)

Rectum

c)

Large Intestine

d)

Small intestine

16.

Number 5 is pointing to the...

a)

Liver

b)

mouth

c)

Pancreas

d)

Stomach

17.
Number 3 is pointing to the...
a)
Small intestine
b)
Rectum
c)
Large intestine
d)
Stomach
18.
Number 2 is pointing to the...
a)
Esophagus
b)
Stomach
c)
Small intestine
d)
Anus
19.
Gastric juices in the stomach digest food into a thick liquid.  This is...
a)
Mechanical digestion
b)
Chemical digestion
20.
Enzymes (chemicals) in your saliva help break down food while chewing.  This is...
a)
Mechanical digestion
b)
Chemical digestion
21.
The muscular organ in the body where chemical and mechanical digestion take place.
a)
pancreas
b)
liver
c)
stomach
d)
esophagus
22.
The opening at the end of the digestive track where feces exits the body.
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
rectum
d)
anus
23.
A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.
a)
pepsin
b)
pepsi
c)
saliva
d)
salty
24.
A muscular tube that helps move food from the mouth to the stomach.
a)
esophagus
b)
trachaea
c)
small intestine
d)
gall bladder
25.
The tube after the small intestine where the liquid is absorbed.
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
rectum
d)
stomach
26.
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
27.
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
28.
a)
pancreas
b)
esophagus
c)
stomach
d)
liver
29.
a)
stomach
b)
pancreas
c)
large intestine
d)
small intestine
30.
a)
purging
b)
peristalsis
c)
platinum
d)
paralysis
31.
Which of the following are secondary organs of the digestive system? 
a)
liver, stomach, & esophagus
b)
pancreas, liver, and gall bladder
c)
liver, stomach, & intestines
d)
intestines, anus, and stomach
32.
Food does not pass through which of the following? 
a)
stomach
b)
liver
c)
esophagus
d)
mouth
33.
Where does chemical and mechanical digestion take place?
a)
liver and gall bladder
b)
stomach and mouth
c)
mouth and esophagus
d)
intestines and rectum
34.
This part stores bile produced by the liver. 
a)
Gall Bladder
b)
Pancreas
c)
Stomach
d)
Rectum
35.

What is a chemical produced by the liver used by the body to break up fat?

a)

Saliva

b)

Bile

c)

Stomach Acid

d)

Mucus

36.

Which 2 organs store solid waste then allow it to pass through and leave the body?

a)

Small and large intestine

b)

Rectum and Anus

c)

Stomach and Small Intestine

d)

Liver and Large Intestine

37.
11
a)
Stomach
b)
Liver
c)
Gallbladder
d)
Pancreas
38.
What does mucus do?
a)
Digests food in the mouth.
b)
Digests food in the stomach
c)
Protects the stomach from digesting iteself
d)
Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.
39.
What do the villi do?
a)
Digests food in the mouth.
b)
Digests food in the stomach
c)
Protects the stomach from digesting iteself
d)
Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.
40.
What does saliva do?
a)
Chemically digests food in the mouth.
b)
Chemically digests food in the stomach
c)
Protects the stomach from digesting iteself
d)
Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.
41.
What does stomach acid do?
a)
Chemically digests food in the mouth.
b)
Chemically digests food in the stomach
c)
Protects the stomach from digesting iteself
d)
Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.
42.
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
43.
What is the definition for absorption?
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
44.
Where does the digestion of starch begin?
a)
esophagus
b)
small intestine
c)
stomach
d)
mouth
45.
Enzymes and acids are examples of 
a)
mechanical digestion
b)
chemical digestion
46.
Chewing, grinding, and churning are examples of...
a)
mechanical digestion
b)
chemical digestion
47.
What is the correct order in which food passes through the digestive system?
a)
mouth>stomach>large intestine>small intestine
b)
esophagus>sm intestine>stomach>lg intestine
c)
stomach>sm intestine>esophagus>mouth
d)
mouth>esophagus>stomach>sm intestine>lg intestine
48.

What is the process called where enzymes break down food molecules?

a)

Hydrolysis

b)

Hydrocarbon

c)

Hyperventilation

d)

Hydrochloric acid

49.

What is the term given to a ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth?

a)

Peristalsis

b)

Mucus

c)

Epiglottis

d)

Bolus

50.

What is the acidic fluid that passes from the stomach following churning?

a)

Bolus

b)

Chyme

c)

Hydrochloric acid

d)

Enzymes

51.

What are these structures call that are found on the lining of the small intestine?

a)

Gallbladder

b)

Villi

c)

Sphincter

d)

Duodenum

52.
Why doesn't the stomach digest itself?
a)
because it has villi
b)
because it has rugae
c)
because it produces pepsin
d)
because of the mucous membrane
53.

What prevents food from entering the trachea (windpipe) when swallowing?

a)

epiglottis

b)

esophagus

c)

uvula

d)

pharynx

54.
Which organ contains the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum?
a)
stomach
b)
small intestine
c)
large intestine
d)
pharynx
55.
Which segment is the last segment of the large intestine?
a)
ascending colon
b)
descending colon
c)
sigmoid colon
d)
transverse colon
56.
Which of the following is the first segment of the small intestine?
a)
duodenum
b)
ileum
c)
jejunum
d)
pyloris
57.
What separates the esophagus from the stomach?
a)
villi
b)
pyloric sphincter
c)
rugae
d)
cardiac sphincter
58.
What is the open area in the back of the throat which separates the mouth from the esophagus?
a)
larynx
b)
oral cavity
c)
pharynx
d)
soft palate
59.
Which organ produces trypsin and lipase, among other enzymes essential for digestion?
a)
stomach
b)
liver
c)
small intestine
d)
pancreas
60.
Where is the first site of chemical digestion in humans?
a)
mouth
b)
esophagus
c)
small intestine 
d)
stomach
61.
Where is hydrochloric acid produced in the body?
a)
stomach
b)
spleen
c)
liver
d)
pancreas
62.
What is another term for the "swallowing tube"?
a)
trachea
b)
esophagus
c)
epiglottis
d)
duodenum
63.
What connects the pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and small intestine?
a)
duodenum
b)
ascending colon
c)
appendix
d)
common bile duct
64.
Which salivary gland is #1 in the image below?
a)
sublingual
b)
submandibular
c)
partoid
d)
pharyngeal
65.

What is located between the stomach and the small intestine?

a)

gallbladder

b)

pyloric sphincter

c)

cardiac sphincter

d)

esophageal sphincter

66.
If the large intestine doesn't absorb enough water from waste, what condition may result?
a)
diarrhea
b)
constipation
c)
heartburn
d)
ulcer
67.
When acids from the stomach splash back up into the esophagus, what can occur?
a)
choking
b)
heartburn
c)
gallstones
d)
constipation
68.

Which segment of the large intestine is highlighted in blue below?

a)

ascending colon

b)

sigmoid colon

c)

descending colon

d)

appendix

69.
Where will waste products enter upon exiting the sigmoid colon?
a)
transverse colon
b)
descending colon
c)
duodenum
d)
rectum
70.
Which organ of the digestive system is the most important one?
a)
small intestine
b)
stomach
c)
pancreas
d)
mouth
71.

Which organ of the digestive system contains rugae?

a)

stomach

b)

esophagus

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

72.

The final sphincter of the digestive tract which we have control over is the

a)

pyloric sphincter

b)

cardiac sphincter

c)

anus

d)

rectum

73.

Which segment of the large intestine is highlighted in blue?

a)

appendix

b)

transverse colon

c)

descending colon

d)

ascending colon

74.

What is the green tube in the image below?

a)

common bile duct

b)

gallbladder

c)

duodenum

d)

appendix

75.

Which segment of the large intestine is highlighted in blue?

a)

transverse colon

b)

ascending colon

c)

sigmoid colon

d)

descending colon

76.

Which gland is #3 in the diagram below?

a)

sublingual gland

b)

submandibular gland

c)

parotid gland

d)

maxillary gland

77.

If blood sugar levels in the body are low, the pancreas releases

a)

glucagon.

b)

insulin.

c)

glycogen.

d)

glucose.

78.

If blood sugar levels in the body are high, the liver will

a)

secrete glucagon.

b)

secrete insulin.

c)

store glucose as glycogen.

d)

convert glycogen into glucose.

79.

If blood glucose levels in the body are high, the pancreas will

a)

store glucose as glycogen.

b)

convert glycogen into glucose.

c)

release insulin.

d)

release glucagon.

80.

After a person has an infected gallbladder removed, they should restrict their intake of

a)

starch

b)

sugar

c)

protein

d)

fat

81.

Which enzyme do the salivary glands secrete?

a)

saliva

b)

pepsin

c)

trypsin

d)

amylase

82.

Which of the following organs is not connected to the common bile duct in any way?

a)

stomach

b)

gallbladder

c)

pancreas

d)

small intestine

83.
Which of the following DOES NOT secrete and combine digestive enzymes with food?
a)
Small intestine
b)
Large Intestine
c)
Stomach
d)
Mouth
84.
Where nutrients go after the small intestine has absorbed them.
a)
bloodstream
b)
stomach
c)
esophagus
d)
kidneys
85.
Saliva contains this enzyme to start the digestive process of carbohydrates.
a)
spit
b)
amylase
c)
hydrochloric acid
d)
sodium bicarbonate
86.

Hydrochloric acid is secreted in the _______________ .

a)

oesophagus

b)

stomach

c)

large intestine

d)

small intestine

87.

Protein is broken down into ______________ before they are asborbed into the small intestines.

a)

fatty acids

b)

amino acids

c)

citric acid

d)

hydrochiloric

88.

Pepsin breaks down

a)

carbohydrates into glucose

b)

proteins into amino acidis

c)

fats into glycerol and fatty acids

d)

nucleic acids

89.

Pepsin is made in the

a)

mouth

b)

stomach

c)

large intestines

d)

liver

90.

Lipase breaks down lipids into

a)

maltose

b)

glucose

c)

glycerol and fatty acids

d)

amino acids

91.

Lipase is made in the

a)

mouth and esophagus

b)

small intestines and large intestines

c)

small intestines and pancreas

d)

liver

92.
What macromolecule would be broken down by these structures?
a)
carbs
b)
lipids
c)
proteins
d)
nucleic acids
93.
What type of digestion is done in the pharynx?
a)
mechanical
b)
chemical
c)
both
d)
neither
94.
Name structure 8
a)
hard palate
b)
soft palate
c)
pharynx
d)
layrnx
95.
What enzyme is produced by this structure
a)
gastrin
b)
pepsin
c)
amylase
d)
bile
96.
What macromolecule is chemically digested here?
a)
carbs
b)
fats
c)
proteins
d)
all macromolecules
97.
Name this structure
a)
ilium
b)
jejunum
c)
duodenum
d)
cecum
98.
What best describes what occurs here
a)
nutrients are absorbed
b)
water and salts are reclaimed
c)
bacteria assist with vitamin absorbtion
d)
most mechanical digestion
99.
Mechanical digestion does NOT occur in the.....
a)
mouth
b)
stomach
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
100.
What macromolecule is broken down by this structure?
a)
carbs
b)
fats
c)
proteins
d)
nucleic acids
101.
Which of the following is considered a primary organ of the digestive system?
a)
pancreas
b)
liver
c)
teeth
d)
mouth
102.

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

a)

nutrition

b)

macromolecules

c)

calories

d)

nutrients

103.

Proteins break down to:

a)

fatty acids

b)

nucleic acids

c)

amino acids

d)

hydrochloric acids

104.
Proteins are made of monomers called ___________
a)
Nucleotides
b)
Monosaccharides
c)
Amino Acids
d)
Glycerol and fatty acids
105.
DNA and RNA are examples of 
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
106.
Nucleotides are monomers of
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
107.
Monosaccharides are monomers of
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
108.
Which of the following organic compounds is the main source of energy for living things?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
lipids
c)
nucleic acids
d)
proteins
109.
Which macromolecule stores energy, insulates us, and makes up the cell membrane?
a)
lipids
b)
proteins
c)
carbohydrates
d)
nucleic acids
110.
Lipids can be digested into what smaller subunits?
a)
nucleic acids
b)
amino acids
c)
fatty acids
d)
glucose
111.
All polymers are made up of...
a)
monosaccharides
b)
monomers
c)
proteins
d)
None of these
112.

Enzymes belong to which class of macromolecules?

a)

lipids

b)

carbohydrates

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

113.
Which major macromolecule is being represented in this image? 
a)
carbohydrate
b)
lipid
c)
protein
d)
nucleic acid
114.
Which of the following decreases the activation energy necessary to initiate the chemical change within the body?
a)
nucleotides
b)
enzymes
c)
amino acids
d)
fatty acids
115.
What are the single sugars that are the building blocks of carbohydrates?
a)
monosaccharides
b)
disaccharides
c)
polysaccharides
d)
amino acid
116.
Which of the four major biological macromolecules can be easily identified by the nitrogen base and phosphate found in its structure?
a)
carbohydrate
b)
lipid
c)
protein
d)
nucleic acid
117.
Which is an example of a lipid
a)
fat
b)
starch
c)
glucose
d)
hemoglobin
118.
Glycerol and fatty acids combine to form...?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
119.
The word saccharide means:
a)
sugar
b)
glucose
c)
sweetener
d)
carbohydrate
120.
Enzymes will make a reaction go _______ and use ______ energy.
a)
faster, less
b)
faster, more
c)
slower, less
d)
slower, more
121.
What is the functions of Incisors teeth?
a)
for swallow the food
b)
for cutting and chopping food
c)
for crushing food
d)
for grinding food
122.
How many molars teeth we have ?
a)
eight
b)
ten
c)
six
d)
twelve 
123.

What is the part of the tooth you can see above the gum?

a)

crown

b)

pulp

c)

cavity

d)

cap

124.

What hard, tough, and shiny substance covers the crown?

a)

enamel

b)

diamonds

c)

wax

125.

What innermost part of the tooth does the dentin protect?

a)

gum

b)

root

c)

crown

d)

pulp

126.

What makes up the roots of your teeth and attaches to your jawbone?

a)

cement

b)

paste

c)

mucus

d)

cementum

127.
Mastication is accomplished with the aid of...
a)
teeth
b)
a stomach
c)
glands
d)
hydrochloric acid
128.
How many baby teeth does a typical human child have?
a)
32
b)
10
c)
20
d)
16
129.
How many adult teeth does a typical human adult have?
a)
30
b)
32
c)
20
d)
36
130.
What are the four front middle teeth called?
a)
incisors
b)
premolars
c)
molars
d)
canines
131.
What are the two teeth just lateral to the four front middle teeth called?
a)
incisors
b)
premolars
c)
molars
d)
canines
132.
Which teeth are identified in this picture?
a)
incisors
b)
premolars
c)
molars
d)
canines
133.
Which teeth are identified in this picture?
a)
incisors
b)
premolars
c)
molars
d)
canines
134.
Another name for canine teeth is...?
a)
cuspids
b)
bicuspids
c)
molars
d)
parotid
135.
Another name for premolar teeth is...?
a)
cuspids
b)
bicuspids
c)
molars
d)
parotid
136.
These teeth act to break food up into fine particles?
a)
cuspids
b)
bicuspids
c)
molars
d)
incisors
137.
These teeth act to mash food?
a)
cuspids
b)
bicuspids
c)
molars
d)
incisors
138.

substances needed by the body but not produced by the body

a)

non essential nutrients

b)

essential nutrients

c)

macromolecules

d)

vitamins and minerals

139.

All are fat soluble except for

a)

vitamin a

b)

vitamin c

c)

vitamin d

d)

vitamin k

140.

Proteins that are hydrolized are used to form all of the following except

a)

glucose

b)

fat

c)

aceytyl CoA

d)

urea

e)

ketone bodies

141.

The body requires all 20 amino acids at the same time for proper protein synthesis

a)

true

b)

false

142.

The function of the citric acid cycle is the goal of proper nutrition

a)

True

b)

False

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