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Digestive System

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name this structure
a)
duodenum
b)
jejunum
c)
ilium
d)
cecum
2.
What enzyme is produced by this structure
a)
gastrin
b)
pepsin
c)
amylase
d)
bile
3.
Name this structure
a)
spleen
b)
gall bladder
c)
pancreas
d)
jejunum
4.
What  does not occur here?
a)
mechanical digestion
b)
chemical digestion
c)
absorption
d)
all occur here
5.
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
6.
What macromolecule is broken down by this structure?
a)
carbs
b)
fats
c)
proteins
d)
nucleic acids
7.

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

a)

nutrition

b)

macromolecules

c)

calories

d)

nutrients

8.

Which of the following would be considered an essential nutrient?

a)

fat

b)

carbohydrates

c)

proteins

d)

fiber

e)

sugar

9.

Proteins break down to:

a)

fatty acids

b)

nucleic acids

c)

amino acids

d)

hydrochloric acids

10.
Where does digestion begin?
a)
in the stomach
b)
in the mouth
c)
in the esophagus
d)
in the small intestine
11.
What breaks food into smaller pieces?
a)
mouth
b)
tongue
c)
teeth
d)
large intestine
12.
What makes food wet and soft?
a)
teeth
b)
tongue
c)
saliva
d)
esophagus
13.
What mixes food with saliva?
a)
mouth
b)
teeth
c)
tongue
d)
esophagus
14.
What is the muscular tube that pushes food from the mouth the to stomach?
a)
tongue
b)
esophagus
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
15.
The ______________ is where food is mixed with juices and is squeezed and churned until it becomes a thick liquid. 
a)
esophagus
b)
stomach
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
16.
A hollow tube where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream is called the ___________. 
a)
esophagus
b)
stomach
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
17.
The _________________ squeezes water out of food and absorbs water into the bloodstream.
a)
esophagus
b)
stomach
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
18.

What is the digestive system?

a)

A system to take out the bad stuff that's in your body

b)

A system where a certain group of organs work together to convert food into energy to feed the body

c)

A system where certain organs in the body digest the food you eat

d)

A system that the organs in the stomach make food for the body to digest.

19.

Which organ stores bile?

a)

gall bladder

b)

villi

c)

pancreas

d)

liver

20.

When the pancreas does not make enough insulin to break down glucose.

a)

Diabetes

b)

Cancer

c)

Appendicitis

d)

Acid Reflux

21.

What are the steps of the digetive process?

a)

Digestion in the small intestine, chewing, in the stomach, absorption and waste elimination.

b)

Chewing, digestion in the stomach, digestion in the small intestine, absorption and waste elimination.

c)

Chewing, digestion in the stomach, waste elimination, absoption and digestion in the small intestine.

22.
what are 2 types of digestion 
a)
comotive digestion&chemical digestion 
b)
mechanical digestion & chemical digestion 
c)
forceful digestion & comotive digestion
d)
chemical digestion & motor digestion 
23.

Which are the nutrients digested in the mouth?

a)

Carbohydrates and proteins

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Fats

e)

All the abov

24.

How long does it take for food to go from your mouth to your stomach?

a)

3 hours

b)

3 days

c)

3 seconds

d)

3 weeks

25.

How long is a small intestine?

a)

3 feet

b)

6 feet

c)

20 feet

d)

5 inches

26.

Waste foods are separated from solids and liquids in the __________________.

a)

small intestine

b)

large intestine

c)

liver

d)

stomach

27.

True or false: The gastric juices in your stomach can burn through your skin.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What is a summary of a chemical digestion?

a)

A job to filter blood coming from the digestive tract before passing through the rest of the body.

b)

It happens through a science lab.

c)

Is the process of breaking down food by chewing or through muscle contractions.

d)

Is the breaking down food by enzymes and acids.

29.

What is a summary about the mechanical digestion?

a)

Is breaking down food by enzymes and acids.

b)

Is the physical process of breaking down food by chewing or through muscle contractions.

c)

Job to deliver food and nutrients to the small intestines.

d)

Job to deliver food and nutrients to the large intestines.

30.
Which structure prevents food from entering the trachea? 
a)
larynx
b)
soft palate
c)
pharynx
d)
epiglottis
31.
What organ is this?
a)
Mouth
b)
Stomach
c)
Small Intestine
d)
Esophagus
32.
What organ is this?
a)
Colon (Large Intestine)
b)
Liver
c)
Small Intestine
d)
Esophagus
33.
What organ is this?
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Liver
c)
Small Intestine
d)
Stomach
34.
What organ is this?
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Liver
c)
Small Intestine
d)
Stomach
35.
What organ is this?
a)
Esophagus
b)
Liver
c)
Pancreas
d)
Stomach
36.
What does the colon (large intestine) have in it that eat incompletely digested food?
a)
tiny piranhas
b)
badgers
c)
bacteria
d)
teeth
37.
What is the muscle movement that moves food from the mouth to the stomach by relaxing and contracting esophagus muscles?
a)
Gravity
b)
Work
c)
Peristalsis
d)
Periwinkle

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