WorksheetsDay 4 - Digestive System/Senses Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the main enzyme present in saliva (released by the salivary glands and breaks down carbohydrates)?
Bile
Stomach Acid
Amylase
Pepsin
What is the main function of the large intestine/colon?
absorb water
absorb nutrients
store and release bile
break down food using enzymes
Celiac Disease is a disease that damages the villi in the small intestines due to eating what?
meat
gluten
simple sugars
peanuts
What is responsible for transmitting signals from the photoreceptors in the eyes to the occipital lobe in the brain?
cornea
iris
olfactory nerves
Optic nerve
What type of photo receptor in the eye is responsible for "seeing" color?
optic nerve
cones
rods
light beams
What are defenses in the nose to protect from foreign bacteria, allergens, etc.?
mucus
saliva
nose hairs
cartilage
The ______________ houses the varying lengths of hairs that vibrate and allow us to hear at different frequencies.
incus
ear drum
Stapes
Cochlea
Which of the following can cause damage to your hearing?
Road construction
Q-tips/Cotton Swabs
Loud music
All of the above
What are the taste sensing bumps on our tongue called?
salivary villi
papillae
taste buds
tasting glands
Stomach Acid is very acidic. What do we call the pain associated with some stomach acid escaping up the esophagus?
Ulcers
Heartburn
Throwing Up
Cardiac Arrest
