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Day 4 - Digestive System/Senses Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main enzyme present in saliva (released by the salivary glands and breaks down carbohydrates)?

a)

Bile

b)

Stomach Acid

c)

Amylase

d)

Pepsin

2.

What is the main function of the large intestine/colon?

a)

absorb water

b)

absorb nutrients

c)

store and release bile

d)

break down food using enzymes

3.

Celiac Disease is a disease that damages the villi in the small intestines due to eating what?

a)

meat

b)

gluten

c)

simple sugars

d)

peanuts

4.

What is responsible for transmitting signals from the photoreceptors in the eyes to the occipital lobe in the brain?

a)

cornea

b)

iris

c)

olfactory nerves

d)

Optic nerve

5.

What type of photo receptor in the eye is responsible for "seeing" color?

a)

optic nerve

b)

cones

c)

rods

d)

light beams

6.

What are defenses in the nose to protect from foreign bacteria, allergens, etc.?

a)

mucus

b)

saliva

c)

nose hairs

d)

cartilage

7.

The ______________ houses the varying lengths of hairs that vibrate and allow us to hear at different frequencies.

a)

incus

b)

ear drum

c)

Stapes

d)

Cochlea

8.

Which of the following can cause damage to your hearing?

a)

Road construction

b)

Q-tips/Cotton Swabs

c)

Loud music

d)

All of the above

9.

What are the taste sensing bumps on our tongue called?

a)

salivary villi

b)

papillae

c)

taste buds

d)

tasting glands

10.

Stomach Acid is very acidic. What do we call the pain associated with some stomach acid escaping up the esophagus?

a)

Ulcers

b)

Heartburn

c)

Throwing Up

d)

Cardiac Arrest