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THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a creamy mixture of food, water, and gastric juice found in the stomach.

a)

RUGAE

b)

PASTE

c)

CHYME

d)

UVULA

2.

These are folds in the lining of the stomach that increase surface area and allow the stomach to stretch.

a)

UVULA

b)

PLEXUS

c)

PERISTALSIS

d)

RUGAE

3.

This is another name for swallowing.

a)

DEGLUTITION

b)

SPHINCTER

c)

DEFECATION

d)

PERITONITIS

4.

This is another name for the pharynx.

a)

WINDPIPE

b)

THROAT

c)

FRENULUM

d)

PLEXUS

5.

This is the 1st phase of swallowing, it’s the only phase that is voluntary, the tongue forces bolus into the

pharynx.

a)

DEFECATION

b)

ESOPHAGEAL PHASE

c)

PHARYNGEAL PHASE

d)

BUCCAL PHASE

6.

This decomposes proteins.

a)

PEPSIN

b)

PEPSINOGEN

c)

FIBRIN

d)

FIBRINOGEN

7.

This is the inactive form of pepsin.

a)

FIBRINOGEN

b)

FIBRIN

c)

PEPSINOGEN

d)

PEPSIN

8.

This aids in the absorption of vitamin B12.

a)

FRENULUM

b)

PLEXUS

c)

INTRINSIC FACTOR

d)

CEMENTUM

9.

This is the 2nd phase of swallowing, it’s involuntary, the soft palate and uvula fold upward.

a)

BUCCAL PHASE

b)

PHARYNGEAL PHASE

c)

ESOPHAGEAL PHASE

d)

DEFECATION

10.

These secrete mucus which provides an alkaline lining on the inner surface of the stomach to keep it from

digesting itself.

a)

PARIETAL CELLS

b)

MUCOSA CELLS

c)

ACCESSORY CELLS

d)

ORAL CELLS

11.

This is the 3rd and final phase of swallowing, it’s involuntary, when food reaches the end of the esophagus

the cardiac sphincter opens allowing food to enter.

a)

ESOPHAGEAL PHASE

b)

BUCCAL PHASE

c)

PHARYNGEAL PHASE

d)

DEFECATION

12.

These are found in the gastric glands, they produce HCl and Intrinsic Factor.

a)

PLEXUS

b)

VESTIBULE

c)

MUCOSA CELLS

d)

PARIETAL CELLS

13.

This is the last part of the small intestine.

a)

ISCHIUM

b)

ILEUM

c)

JEJUNUM

d)

DUODENUM

14.

This is the top part of the stomach, a small region near the esophageal opening.

a)

FUNDIC REGION

b)

PYLORIC REGION

c)

CARDIAC REGION

d)

BODY REGION

15.

This regulates the movement of chyme into the large intestine and prevents backflow from the large

intestine.

a)

PYLORIC SPHINCTER

b)

CARDIAC SPHINCTER

c)

INTRINSIC FACTOR

d)

ILEOCECAL VALVE

16.

This is the main part of the stomach.

a)

BODY REGION

b)

CARDIAC REGION

c)

PYLORIC REGION

d)

FUNDIC REGION

17.

This is the part of the stomach that balloons above the cardiac region and acts as a temporary storage area.

a)

BODY REGION

b)

FUNDIC REGION

c)

PYLORIC REGION

d)

CARDIAC REGION

18.

This is the last part of the stomach, a narrow region just before the pyloric sphincter.

a)

FUNDIC REGION

b)

BODY REGION

c)

PYLORIC REGION

d)

CARDIAC REGION

19.

This is the middle section of the small intestine.

a)

DUODENUM

b)

JEJUNUM

c)

ILEUM

d)

ILEOCECAL

20.

This is the 1st part of the small intestine which receives chyme from the stomach.

a)

JEJUNUM

b)

DUODENUM

c)

ILEUM

d)

ILEOCECAL

21.

The breakdown of fat molecules into fat droplets.

a)

FRENULUM

b)

INTRINSIC FACTOR

c)

DEGLUTITION

d)

EMULSIFICATION

22.

This breaks down toxic substances and regulates blood sugar.

a)

LIVER

b)

PANCREAS

c)

STOMACH

d)

INTRINSIC FACTOR

23.

This stores bile.

a)

LIVER

b)

STOMACH

c)

PANCREAS

d)

GALL BLADDER

24.

This connects the visceral and parietal peritoneum.

a)

ADVENTITIA

b)

MESENTERY

c)

AMYLASE

d)

MESOCOLON

25.

These are secretions of the pancreas.

a)

PANCREATIC JUICES

b)

GASTRIC JUICES

c)

INTRINSIC FACTOR

d)

PEPSIN

26.

This is a mass movement of feces into the rectum.

a)

FECES

b)

DEFECATION

c)

PERISTALSIS

d)

PROPULSION

27.

This is the membrane that attaches the large intestine to the rear abdominal wall.

a)

MESENTERY

b)

ADVENTITIA

c)

PLEXUS

d)

MESOCOLON

28.

This is an enzyme contained in saliva that begins the digestive process of carbohydrates.

a)

PEPSINYLASE

b)

CARBOXYLASE

c)

AMYLASE

d)

LIPASE

29.

The process of chyme being pushed up against the internal wall of the small intestine to increase absorption.

a)

PERISTALSIS

b)

SEGMENTATION

c)

PROPULSION

d)

EMULSIFICATION

30.

A passageway within a tube-like organ.

a)

SPHINCTER

b)

VALVE

c)

PLEXUS

d)

LUMEN

31.

These tear food.

a)

CANINES

b)

INCISORS

c)

PREMOLARS/MOLARS

d)

FANGS

32.

These bite off food.

a)

CANINES

b)

INCISORS

c)

PREMOLARS/MOLARS

d)

FANGS

33.

These grind and crush food.

a)

CANINES

b)

INCISORS

c)

PREMOLARS/MOLARS

d)

FANGS

34.

This is 99.5% water.

a)

GASTRIC JUICE

b)

PANCREATIC JUICE

c)

CHYME

d)

SALIVA

35.

This lines the esophagus.

a)

CEMENTUM

b)

ADVENTITIA

c)

AMYLASE

d)

MESOCOLON

36.

This lines the abdominopelvic cavity.

a)

PARIETAL PERITONEUM

b)

VISCERAL PERITONEUM

c)

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS

d)

MESENTERY

37.

This covers the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.

a)

PARIETAL PERITONEUM

b)

VISCERAL PERITONEUM

c)

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS

d)

MESENTERY

38.

There are 2 layers of this in the stomach and 3 layers in the small intestine and large intestine.

a)

STRIATED MUSCLE

b)

SMOOTH MUSCLE

c)

CARDIAC MUSCLE

d)

AMYLASE

39.

This is another name for the mouth.

a)

BUCCAL CAVITY

b)

LUMEN

c)

SPHINCTER

d)

PLEXUS

40.

This is the central cavity of a tooth that houses blood vessels and nerves.

a)

CEMENTUM

b)

PULP CAVITY

c)

ENAMEL

d)

DENTIN

41.

This is calcified tissue that makes up most of the tooth.

a)

CEMENTUM

b)

PULP CAVITY

c)

DENTIN

d)

ENAMEL

42.

This is the portion of a tooth embedded in the gum.

a)

CROWN

b)

NECK

c)

ROOT

d)

PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT

43.

This is a hard, non-living material that covers the crown.

a)

CEMENTUM

b)

PULP CAVITY

c)

DENTIN

d)

ENAMEL

44.

This is the region of a tooth at the gum-line where the crown and root meet.

a)

NECK

b)

CROWN

c)

ROOT

d)

PULP CAVITY

45.

This makes the enamel the hardest substance in the body.

a)

CEMENTUM

b)

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS

c)

ENAMEL

d)

DENTIN

46.

This is a bone-like substance that covers the root and binds it to the periodontal ligament.

a)

ENAMEL

b)

DENTIN

c)

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS

d)

CEMENTUM

47.

Food intake.

a)

INGESTION

b)

INSPIRATION

c)

INCISOR

d)

ALIMENTARY CANAL

48.

The breakdown of food by enzyme action.

a)

MECHANICAL DIGESTION

b)

PERITONITIS

c)

CHEMICAL DIGESTION

d)

DIGESTION

49.

Inflammation of the peritoneum.

a)

TONSILITIS

b)

GASTRITIS

c)

PERITONITIS

d)

ALIMENARITIS

50.

This process physically mixes or physically breaks food into smaller particles.

a)

DIGESTION

b)

CHEMICAL DIGESTION

c)

DEFECATION

d)

MECHANICAL DIGESTION

51.

This division of the Digestive System consists of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine,

large Intestine, and anus.

a)

ACCESSORY ORGANS

b)

ALIMENTARY CANAL

c)

MECHANICAL DIGESTION

d)

CHEMICAL DIGESTION

52.

This division of the Digestive System consists of the teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, gall bladder, and

pancreas.

a)

ACCESSORY ORGANS

b)

ALIMENTARY CANAL

c)

MECHANICAL DIGESTION

d)

CHEMICAL DIGESTION

53.

The transport of the products of digestion through the intestinal mucosa and into the blood.

a)

PROPULSION

b)

SEGMENTATION

c)

ABSORPTION

d)

PERISTALSIS

54.

This is the elimination of undigested residue (feces) from the body.

a)

PROPULSION

b)

PLEXUS

c)

FECES

d)

DEFECATION

55.

This is the movement of food substances through the digestive tract . This consists of swallowing and

peristalsis).

a)

PROPULSION

b)

SEGMENTATION

c)

PERISTALSIS

d)

DEFECATION

56.

This connects the visceral and parietal peritoneum.

a)

MESOCOLON

b)

ADVENTITIA

c)

MESENTERY

d)

PLEXUS

57.

All ventral cavities contain this slick, friction reducing membrane.

a)

CUTANEOUS MEMBRANE

b)

SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE

c)

SEROUS MEMBRANE

d)

MUCOUS MEMBRANE

58.

This is the innermost layer of the wall of the organs of the alimentary canal.

a)

MUCOSA

b)

SUBMUCOSA

c)

MUSCULARIS

d)

SEROSA

59.

This is the outermost layer of the wall of the alimentary canal.

a)

MUCOSA

b)

SUBMUCOSA

c)

MUSCULARIS

d)

SEROSA

60.

This is the layer of the wall of the alimentary canal that is external to the mucosa.

a)

MUCOSA

b)

SUBMUCOSA

c)

MUSCULARIS

d)

SEROSA

61.

This is the layer of the wall of the alimentary canal that is external to the Submucosa. (layers of muscle).

a)

MUCOSA

b)

SUBMUCOSA

c)

MUSCULARIS

d)

SEROSA

62.

These control the opening and closing of a lumen.

a)

PLEXUS

b)

SPHINCTERS

c)

ADVENTITIA

d)

DEFECATION

63.

This is a dense connective tissue that contains glands, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves all

contained in this.

a)

PARIETAL PERITONEUM

b)

VISCERAL PERITONEUM

c)

ADVENTITIA

d)

PLEXUS

64.

These consist of serous cells, they are the largest, located in front of the ears, and secrete Amylase.

a)

PAROTID GLANDS

b)

SUBLINGUAL GLANDS

c)

SUBMANDIBULAR GLANDS

d)

GINGIVAL GLANDS

65.

These consist of mucous cells, they are the smallest, located in the floor of the mouth under the tongue.

a)

PAROTID GLANDS

b)

SUBLINGUAL GLANDS

c)

SUBMANDIBULAR GLANDS

d)

GINGIVAL GLANDS

66.

These consist of serous cells, they are located on the floor of the mouth in the lower jaw.

a)

PAROTID GLANDS

b)

SUBLINGUAL GLANDS

c)

SUBMANDIBULAR GLANDS

d)

GINGIVAL GLANDS

67.

Teeth are surrounded by this tissue.

a)

PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT

b)

ENAMEL

c)

PULP CAVITY

d)

GINGIVAL TISSUE

68.

These are the alternate waves of contractions in a tube-like organ.

a)

PROPULSION

b)

SEGMENTATION

c)

PERISTALSIS

d)

PERITONITIS

69.

Accessory organs produce bile, saliva, and enzymes that help do this to food.

a)

PRODUCE

b)

REPRODUCE

c)

REGENERATE

d)

BREAKDOWN

70.

This is another name for the alimentary canal.

a)

LUMEN

b)

GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

c)

SPHINCTER

d)

PLEXUS

71.

This is the location of most of the digestive organs.

a)

THORACIC CAVITY

b)

ABDOMINAL CAVITY

c)

PELVIC CAVITY

d)

ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY

72.

This is the mechanical and chemical decomposition of food into forms the cell membrane can absorb.

a)

MECHANICAL DIGESTION

b)

CHEMICAL DIGESTION

c)

DIGESTION

d)

ABSORPTION

73.

These hold the teeth in their sockets.

a)

PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT

b)

ROOTS

c)

CROWN

d)

NECK

74.

This band of cartilage folds down to cover the glottis during swallowing.

a)

GLOTTIS

b)

EPIGLOTTIS

c)

PHARYNX

d)

LARYNX

75.

This substance is secreted by the liver and is stored in the gall bladder.

a)

PANCREATIC JUICE

b)

GASTRIC JUICE

c)

BILE

d)

SALIVA

76.

This is the location where bacteria, RED BLOOD CELLS, and WHITE BLOOD CELLS are broken down and Iron and Globins are recycled.

a)

GALL BLADDER

b)

STOMACH

c)

PANCREAS

d)

LIVER

77.

When chyme enters the 1st part of the small intestine this hormone is secreted.

a)

INHIBIN

b)

SECRETIN

c)

LUTEINIZING HORMONE

d)

FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE

78.

This is the chamber between the roof of the mouth and the tongue.

a)

LUMEN

b)

VESTIBULE

c)

PULP CAVITY

d)

ORAL CAVITY

79.

The soft palate forms this cone shaped projection.

a)

FRENULUM

b)

UVULA

c)

LUMEN

d)

PLEXUS

80.

This is the roof of the mouth.

a)

HARD PALATE

b)

SOFT PALATE

c)

PALATE

d)

VESTIBULE

81.

This is the front part of the roof of the mouth.

a)

HARD PALATE

b)

SOFT PALATE

c)

PALATE

d)

VESTIBULE

82.

This is the back part of the roof of the mouth.

a)

HARD PALATE

b)

SOFT PALATE

c)

PALATE

d)

VESTIBULE

83.

This is the space between the teeth and the cheeks.

a)

HARD PALATE

b)

SOFT PALATE

c)

PALATE

d)

VESTIBULE

84.

This structure connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth.

a)

PALATE

b)

VESTIBULE

c)

FRENULUM

d)

UVULA

85.

These are the rough projections on the tongue.

a)

TASTE BUDS

b)

PAPILLAE

c)

PLEXUS

d)

RUGAE

86.

PANCREAS

a)

ALIMENTARY CANAL

b)

ACCESSORY ORGAN

87.

MOUTH

a)

ALIMENTARY CANAL

b)

ACCESSORY ORGAN

88.

PHARYNX

a)

ALIMENTARY CANAL

b)

ACCESSORY ORGAN

89.

GALL BLADDER

a)

ALIMENTARY CANAL

b)

ACCESSORY ORGAN

90.

LARGE INTESTINE

a)

ALIMENTARY CANAL

b)

ACCESSORY ORGAN

91.

LIVER

a)

ALIMENTARY CANAL

b)

ACCESSORY ORGAN

92.

SMALL INTESTINE

a)

ALIMENTARY CANAL

b)

ACCESSORY ORGAN

93.

STOMACH

a)

ALIMENTARY CANAL

b)

ACCESSORY ORGAN

94.

ESOPHAGUS

a)

ALIMENTARY CANAL

b)

ACCESSORY ORGAN

95.

SALIVARY GLANDS

a)

ALIMENTARY CANAL

b)

ACCESSORY ORGANS