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Digestive system

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of digestion comes first?

a)

Mouth

b)

stomach

c)

large intestine

d)

small intestine

2.
The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...
a)
Mechanical Digestion
b)
Chemical Digestion
3.
Nutrients from digested food are absorbed in which digestive organ?
a)
Small Intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Large Intestine
d)
Gallbladder
4.

Number 4 is pointing to the....

a)

stomach

b)

Rectum

c)

Large Intestine

d)

Small intestine

5.

Number 5 is pointing to the...

a)

Liver

b)

mouth

c)

Pancreas

d)

Stomach

6.
Number 3 is pointing to the...
a)
Small intestine
b)
Rectum
c)
Large intestine
d)
Stomach
7.
Number 2 is pointing to the...
a)
Esophagus
b)
Stomach
c)
Small intestine
d)
Anus
8.

Which organ pushes food down to the stomach?

a)

Mouth

b)

Oesophagus

c)

Rectum

d)

Large intestine

9.
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
10.

A short tube at the end of the large intestine that stores solid waste is the...

a)

stomach

b)

rectum

c)

liver

11.
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
12.
Gastric juices in the stomach digest food into a thick liquid.  This is...
a)
Mechanical digestion
b)
Chemical digestion
13.
Enzymes (chemicals) in your saliva help break down food while chewing.  This is...
a)
Mechanical digestion
b)
Chemical digestion
14.

Food does not pass through which of the following organs?

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

oesophagus

d)

mouth

15.
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
16.
Where does most of the chemical digestion of food takes place?  Nutrients from food are also absorbed into the bloodstream here. 
a)
Large Intestines
b)
Small Intestines
c)
Gall Bladder
d)
Liver
17.
This part produces bile, which is used by the body to break up fat particles. 
a)
Gall Bladder
b)
Pancreas
c)
Liver
d)
Small Intestine
18.
This part stores bile produced by the liver. 
a)
Gall Bladder
b)
Pancreas
c)
Stomach
d)
Rectum
19.

This produces digestive juices that help to further break down the food in the small Intestine. It also produces insulin.

a)

Stomach

b)

Liver

c)

Gall Bladder

d)

Pancreas

20.
This is an opening where solid waste is eliminated.
a)
small intestine
b)
large intestine
c)
anus
d)
rectum
21.

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.

22.

Chewing is an example of what type of digestion?

a)

Dental

b)

Fragmentary

c)

Chemical

d)

Mechanical

23.

If you wanted to find the glands that produce salivary amylase, where would you look?

a)

In your mouth

b)

In your throat

c)

In your intestines

d)

In your stomach

24.

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

25.

What is the main function of villi?

a)

They move food from the stomach to the small intestine

b)

They absorb nutrients into the bloodstream

c)

They absorb water from chyme

d)

They move food from the small intestine to the large intestine

26.

What might happen if your large intestine did not absorb water from chyme?

a)

You couldn't digest food.

b)

You wouldn't be able to go to the bathroom.

c)

You would become dehydrated.

d)

Solid waste would not be able to move throughout the digestive system