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Nutrition in human

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

What are the five processes in human nutrition (in order)?

a)

ingestion,digestion,egestion,absorption,assimilation

b)

ingestion,digestion,absorption,egestion,assimilation

c)

ingestion,digestion,absorption,assimilation,egestion

d)

absorption,ingestion,digestion,egestion,assimilation

2.

Where does ingestion begin?

a)

duodenum

b)

stomach

c)

mouth

d)

colon

3.

Which of the following enzymes digests proteins?

a)

Trypsin

b)

Lipase

c)

Peptidases

d)

Amylase

4.

Bile is produced by ____, stored in ____, released by _____

a)

liver; duodenum; bile duct

b)

liver; gall bladder; bile duct

c)

gall bladder; liver; bile duct

d)

gall bladder; duodenum; bile duct

5.

Name the glands associated with the Human Digestive System?

a)

Only salivary glands and pancreas

b)

Only salivary glands and liver

c)

Only liver and pancreas

d)

Salivary Glands, Liver and Pancreas

6.

In which part of the alimentary canal does digestion of protein begin?

a)

Small intestine

b)

Buccal cavity

c)

Stomach

d)

Oesophagus

7.

The correct order of parts labelled 2,3,7,8

a)

Oesophagus,stomach,pancreas,liver

b)

Oesophagus,stomach,liver,pancreas

c)

Oesophagus,pancreas,stomach,liver

d)

Oesophagus,pancreas,liver,stomach

8.

The part that stores liver’s digestive juice until they are needed by the intestines.

a)

Pancreas

b)

Gall bladder

c)

Duodenum

d)

Spleen

9.

The following list describes four major digestive enzymes. Which one of the following is incorrect?

a)

Salivary amylase - Salivary glands - Mouth

b)

Trypsin- Pancreas - Stomach

c)

Lipase - Pancreas - Small intestine

d)

Pepsin - Gastric glands - Stomach

10.

The diagram shows the human alimentary canal.

Which of the organs are related to digestion of carbohydrates?

a)

R and T only

b)

P and Q only

c)

S and T only

d)

Q, R, S, and T

11.

The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into small particles and molecules that your body can absorb and use....

a)

ingestion

b)

elimination

c)

digestion

d)

absorption

12.

Occurs when the cells of the digestive system take in small molecules of digested food

a)

absorption

b)

digestion

c)

elimination

d)

ingestion

13.

The removal of undigested food and other wastes from the body

a)

absorption

b)

elimination

c)

digestion

d)

ingestion

14.

A type of digestion where food is physically broken into smaller pieces...

a)

chemical digestion

b)

mechanical digestion

c)

indigestion

d)

automatic digestion

15.

___________ are enzymes that help break down carbohydrates.

a)

Amylase

b)

Papain

c)

Lipase

d)

Pepsin

16.

___________ are enzymes that help break down fats.

a)

Lipase

b)

Amylase

c)

Papain

d)

Pepsin

17.

Food moves through the esophagus and the rest of the digestive tract by waves of muscle contractions called

a)

peristalsis

b)

homeostasis

c)

sonar waves

d)

tsunami waves

18.

A gastric juice found in the stomach

a)

acidic fluid

b)

pepsin

c)

rennin

d)

alkaline fluid

19.

A thin, watery liquid that forms when food mixes with gastric juices

a)

chyme

b)

gastric juice

c)

bolus

d)

enzyme

20.

The folds of the small intestine are covered with fingerlive projections called...

a)

bolus

b)

bile

c)

villi

d)

rugae