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Digestive system 6.1

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
As waste moves through the digestive system, the ______ absorbs water before storing waste in the rectum.
a)
Small intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Esophagus
d)
Large intestine
2.

Which of these digestive system organs does your food NOT travel through?

a)

Stomach

b)

Esophagus

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Liver

3.

Identify part 2

a)

Mouth

b)

Salivary Glands

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Rectum

4.

Identify part 4

a)

Gallbladder

b)

Liver

c)

Stomach

d)

Pancreas

5.
Bile is made by which digestive organ?
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Stomach
c)
Rectum
d)
Liver
6.

Which type of digestion involves the physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces?

a)

Mechanical Digestion

b)

Chemical Digestion

7.
Which digestive organ makes digestive juices to help the small intestine absorb nutrients?
a)
Liver
b)
Gallbladder
c)
Pancreas
d)
Esophagus
8.
Bile is stored in which secondary digestive organ?
a)
Stomach
b)
Liver
c)
Gallbladder
d)
Pancreas
9.

What is the substance found in the stomach that allows for chemical digestion to take place?

a)

Gastric Juices

b)

Saliva

c)

Bile

d)

Insulin

10.

Movement of food via involuntary muscle contractions is known as...

a)

Peristalsis

b)

Excretion

c)

Squeezing

d)

Transpiration

11.

The enzyme found in saliva and the small intestine that breaks down carbohydrates

a)

Amylase

b)

Protease

c)

Lipase

d)

Lactase

12.

The enzyme secreted by the pancreas that breaks down fats and oils

a)

Amylase

b)

Protease

c)

Lipase

13.

The enzyme secreted by the pancreas that breaks down proteins

a)

Amylase

b)

Protease

c)

Lipase

d)

Pancrease

14.

The gallbladder is most closely associated in it's function and position with the

a)

esophagus

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

stomach

15.

The function of the large intestine is to

a)

digest protein

b)

create bile

c)

absorb water

d)

produce gastric juices

16.

This structure functions to increase the surface area of the small intestine

a)

Lumen

b)

Villi/Microvilli

c)

Mucosa

d)

Submucosa

17.

Where is protein digested?

a)

small intestine

b)

large intestine

c)

stomach

d)

liver

18.

Which is NOT a function of the Digestive System?

a)

To rid the body of solid waste

b)

Absorb nutrients for energy & growth

c)

Break down nutrients from food

d)

Absorb water

e)

Store energy for cell respiration

19.

Where does most assimilation take place?

a)

In the small intestine

b)

In the large intestine

c)

In the cells

d)

In the mouth

20.
a)

(b) = epithelial cells

b)

(b) = goblet cells

c)

(b) = mucosa

d)

(b) = lacteal

21.
a)

(c) = circular muscles

b)

(c) = epithelial cells

c)

(c) = capillaries

d)

(c) = goblet cells

22.
a)

A = epithelial layer; B = mucosa

C = circular muscle; D = longitudinal muscle

b)

A = mucosa; B = epithelial layer

C = longitudinal muscle; D = circular muscle

c)

A = epithelial layer ; B = villus

C = mucosa; D = longitudinal muscle

d)

A = mucosa ; B = goblet cells

C = longitudinal muscle; D = plasma membrane

23.

Lacteal carries....

a)

monosaccharides to the liver

b)

triglycerides to the lymphatic system

c)

amino acids to the bloodstream

d)

all of the above

24.

The pancreas secretes...... (3)

a)

amylase

b)

endopeptidases

c)

lipases

d)

bile

e)

lactase

25.

What is true about gastric juices? (3)

a)

It is highly acidic

b)

It is highly alkaline

c)

It contains proteases

d)

It kills bacteria

e)

It breaks proteins into amino acids

26.

The main function of the large intestine is.....

a)

to absorb nutrients from chyme

b)

to absorb water from the remaining food

c)

to masticate the chyme further

d)

to add enzymes such as endopeptidases and amylase to the chyme

27.

What substance emulsifies fats?

a)

lipase

b)

bile

c)

pepsin

d)

amylase

28.

Which are true about epithelial cells in the small intestine? (3)

a)

They are a single layer thick

b)

They can contain immobilized/embedded enzymes

c)

They are packed with mitochondria

d)

They excrete bile

e)

They are immune to proteases

29.

Which is true about the digestion of proteins? (2)

a)

They are broken down into polypeptides in the stomach by pepsin

b)

They are broken down into amino acids in the small intestine by endopeptidase

c)

They are broken down into glycerol in the small intestine by lipase

d)

Once the amino acids diffuse into the epithelial cells they reform into a polypeptide

e)

They are absorbed into the lacteal and distributed by the lymphatic system

30.

Which are true about bile? (3)

a)

It lubricates the movement of food along the intestines

b)

It contains enzymes that break down proteins

c)

It is made in the liver

d)

It emulsifies fats

31.

Finger-like projections in the small intestine that serve to increase surface area for better absorption.....

a)

flagellum

b)

villi

c)

cillia

d)

epithelia

32.

What is the product of digestion by amylase?

a)

glucose

b)

maltose

c)

fructose

d)

sucrose

33.
Specialized epithelial tissue that secretes a product directly into a hollow organ or duct.
a)
exocrine gland
b)
thyroid gland
c)
endocrine gland
d)
pineal gland
34.
Organ located behind the stomach; secretes digestive enzymes and bicarbonate into the small intestine and the hormones insulin and glucagon into the bloodstream.
a)
medulla
b)
pancreas
c)
glucagon
d)
insulin
35.
This type of gland will secrete its product into the blood.
a)
Exocrine
b)
Merocrine
c)
Simple Squamous 
d)
Endocrine
36.

Which layer of the gut is responsible for peristalsis?

a)

Smooth muscles

b)

Mucosa

c)

Submucosa

d)

Serosa

37.

Which layer of the alimentary canal has exocrine glands that release digestive enzymes and mucus?

a)

mucosa

b)

submucosa

c)

muscular layer

d)

serosa

38.

Which layers of the alimentary canal are made of connective tissue?

a)

mucosa

b)

submucosa

c)

muscular layer

d)

serosa