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Digestive System Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

hepat/o

a)

liver

b)

kidney

c)

pancreas

d)

blood

2.

gluc/o, glyc/o

a)

sugar; glucose

b)

pancreas

c)

blood

d)

eat; swallow; engulf

3.

gastr/o

a)

stomach

b)

intestines

c)

liver

d)

groin

4.

inguin/o

a)

groin

b)

intestines

c)

colon

d)

stomach

5.

phag/o

a)

eat; swallow; engulf

b)

pharynx

c)

tongue

d)

gums

6.

lapar/o

a)

abdominal wall; abdomen

b)

ileum

c)

lip

d)

groin

7.

proct/o

a)

rectum; anus

b)

eat; swallow; engulf

c)

pancreas

d)

groin

8.

cirrh/o

a)

orange-yellow

b)

gall bladder

c)

yellow

d)

white

9.

dent/i

a)

tooth

b)

gums

c)

tongue

d)

mouth

10.

de-

a)

lack of; down; less; removal of

b)

before; in front of

c)

below; under

d)

in; within

11.

ultra-

a)

beyond; excess

b)

on; over; upon

c)

not; without

d)

spleen

12.

dys-

a)

painful; difficult

b)

through; complete

c)

after; behind

d)

around; surrounding

13.

-ase

a)

enzyme

b)

irrigation; washing

c)

abnormal condition

d)

digestion

14.

-ation

a)

process; condition

b)

enlargement

c)

meal

d)

flow

15.

-chezia

a)

defecation; elimination of waste

b)

vomiting

c)

eating; swallowing

d)

substance that produces

16.

-clysis

a)

irrigation; washing

b)

vomiting

c)

enzyme

d)

cutting

17.

-emisis

a)

vomiting

b)

abnormal condition

c)

appetite

d)

digestion

18.

-pepsia

a)

digestion

b)

eating; swallowing

c)

meal

d)

defecation

19.

-prandial

a)

meal

b)

digestion

c)

appetite

d)

irrigation; washing

20.

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

a)

larynx

b)

trachea

c)

esophagus

d)

bronchioles

21.

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

a)

mechanical

b)

chemical

c)

both mechanical and chemical

22.

Where does the process of digestion begin?

a)

mouth

b)

esophagus

c)

stomach

d)

small intestine

23.

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

a)

amylase

b)

chyme

c)

pepsin

d)

bile

24.

Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

25.

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

a)

teeth

b)

muscles of the stomach

c)

enzymes

26.

What are the rhythmic muscular contractions of your esophagus called to help food move along?

a)

swallowing

b)

peristalsis

c)

inertia contractions

d)

paralysis

27.

Where does the digestion of proteins take place?

a)

Mouth and stomach

b)

Stomach and small intestine

c)

Mouth and small intestine

d)

Mouth, stomach and small intestine

28.

Which are the nutrients digested in the mouth?

a)

Carbohydrates and proteins

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Fats

e)

All the abov

29.

Where is the bile stored?

a)

Liver

b)

Gall bladder

c)

Pancreas

d)

Small intestine

30.

Which is the nutrient that bile facilitates its digestion?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Protein and lipids

31.

Where is the bile produced?

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Salivary glands

d)

Gall bladder

32.

Where is the bile released?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Liver

c)

Stomach

d)

Small intestine

e)

Mouth

33.

What is the function of the villi?

a)

To increase the absorption surface

b)

To digest the last nutrients

c)

To form feces

d)

To comb the small intestine

34.

What is the function of the large intestine?

a)

The absorption of water and some vitamins, formation and storage of faeces

b)

The absorption of nutrients

c)

The digestion of fats

d)

Transport the nutrients to the blood stream

35.

The teeth and tongue of the oral cavity break foodstuff down physically. This is an example of

a)

mechanical digestion

b)

chemical digestion

c)

absorption

d)

peristalsis

36.

Which of the following is an accessory organ of the digestive system?

a)

stomach

b)

small intestine

c)

esophagus

d)

liver

37.

Which of the following answers correctly sequences the pathway food takes from the beginning to end?

a)

mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

b)

mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

c)

mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine

d)

mouth, stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine

38.

Structure 12 is the

a)

pancreas

b)

salivary glands

c)

mouth

d)

esophagus

39.

Structure 16 is the

a)

pancreas

b)

salivary glands

c)

larynx

d)

esophagus

40.

Structure 4 is the

a)

pancreas

b)

liver

c)

stomach

d)

gall bladder

41.

Structure 17 is the

a)

pancreas

b)

liver

c)

stomach

d)

gall bladder

42.

Structure 20 is the

a)

pancreas

b)

stomach

c)

large intestine

d)

small intestine

43.

Structure 11 is the

a)

gall bladder

b)

appendix

c)

large intestine

d)

small intestine

44.

Structure 22 is the

a)

anus

b)

rectum

c)

large intestine

d)

small intestine

45.

The tube through which food passes through the body is called the

a)

alimentary canal

b)

digestive system

c)

intestines

d)

esophagus

46.

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

a)

Hydrolysis

b)

Hydrocarbon

c)

Hyperventilation

d)

Hydrochloric acid

47.

What is the final voluntary phase of digestion until defecation?

a)

Mechanical digestion

b)

Chemical digestion

c)

Peristalsis

d)

Swallowing

48.

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

49.

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

a)

Gallbladder

b)

Villi

c)

Sphincter

d)

Duodenum

50.
Name this structure
a)
ilium
b)
jejunum
c)
duodenum
d)
cecum
51.
This region of the colon would be called....
a)
ascending
b)
transverse
c)
descending
d)
sigmoid
52.

Proteins break down to:

a)

fatty acids

b)

nucleic acids

c)

amino acids

d)

hydrochloric acids

53.

Cholecyst/o

a)

teeth

b)

ulcer

c)

gallbladder

d)

gall

54.

Enter/o

a)

esophagus

b)

throat

c)

mouth

d)

small intestine

55.

ling/o

a)

tongue

b)

mouth

c)

lips

d)

teeth

56.

epi-

a)

upon

b)

under

c)

around

d)

beyond

57.

-megaly

a)

appetite

b)

enlargement

c)

abnormal

d)

digestion

58.

-orexia

a)

appetite

b)

meal

c)

condition

d)

enzyme

59.

-phagia

a)

washing

b)

flow

c)

eating,swallowing

d)

condition

60.

-stomy

a)

surgical opening

b)

crushing

c)

stomach

d)

thing

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