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WorksheetsQuiz in Digestive System
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. The main functions of the digestive system are
Ingestion
Propulsion/Excretion
Absorption
All of the above
2. The movement of nutrients into the blood vessels that can be used as nutrition is called as
Ingestion
Absorption
Digestion
Secretion
3. Proteins are converted into
amino acids
glucose
fats
fibers
4. Which selection includes only accessory digestive organs?
A) salivary glands, thyroid gland, pancreas, liver
B) stomach, duodenum, pancreas, gallbladder
C) gallbladder, liver, pancreas, salivary glands
D) liver, thyroid gland, gallbladder, spleen
5. Movements in the esophagus and small intestine that churn the materials being digested and mix them with intestinal secretions are called
A) peristalsis
B) pendular motility
C) segmentation
D) haustral churning
6. The three pairs of multicellular salivary glands that secrete into the oral cavity are the ____________ glands.
alpha, beta, and gamma
parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual
palatine, lingual, and pharyngeal
serous, mucous, and mixed
7. What is the function of the villi in the small intestine?
to decrease the amount of exposed surface
to facilitate enzyme retention and dispersal
to increase the surface area for absorption and secretion
to sweep particles across the surface with wavelike actions
8. Bile is stored and concentrated in the
gall bladder
liver
biliary apparatus
duodenum
9. Removal of waste products from a body is known as
egestion or excretion
ingestion
digestion
absorption
10. If we eat too much contaminated food, stomach forces us to
vomit
digest
egest
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