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DMS Digestive System

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process of breaking down food into usable material for the body is called ?

a)

Digestion

b)

Eliminating Waste

c)

Mouth

d)

Esophagus

2.

___________ makes saliva that begin the break down the food.

a)

Salivary Glands

b)

Teeth

c)

Mouth

d)

Esophagus

3.

Food passes through this area into the esophagus.

a)

Salivary Glands

b)

Teeth

c)

Pharynx

d)

Esophagus

4.

Food moves through the tube called the _________ towards the stomach

a)

Salivary Glands

b)

Teeth

c)

Pharynx

d)

Esophagus

5.

Rhythmic contractions of the muscles of the digestive system that move the material being digested through the system is called _________________________.

a)

Salivary Glands

b)

Teeth

c)

Peristalsis

d)

Esophagus

6.

Glands in your stomach lining make ___________ and ________ that break down food.

a)

Salivary Glands and Teeth

b)

Teeth and Mouth

c)

Stomach Acid and Enzymes

d)

Esophagus & Stomach

7.

___________ makes a digestive juice called bile that helps digest fats.

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Stomach

d)

Esophagus

8.

___________ carry bile from your liver to your gallbladder for storage, or to the small intestine for use.

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Bile Ducts

d)

Esophagus

9.

___________ stores bile between meals

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Stomach

d)

Gallbladder

10.

___________ removes water from the digested material and and returns the water back into your bloodstream.

a)

Large Intestines

b)

Pancreas

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Gallbladder

11.

Waste products of digestion, including parts of food still too large, become ___________

a)

Vitamin K

b)

Stool ir feces

c)

Water

d)

Food

12.

Which is the correct order of the pathway of digestion?

a)

Mouth, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Rectum

b)

Rectum, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Stomach, Mouth

c)

Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Mouth, Rectum Stomach

13.
The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...
a)
Mechanical Digestion
b)
Chemical Digestion
14.
Nutrients from digested food are absorbed in which digestive organ?
a)
Small Intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Large Intestine
d)
Gallbladder
15.
Food does not pass through which of the following? 
a)
stomach
b)
liver
c)
esophagus
d)
mouth
16.
Where does chemical and mechanical digestion take place?
a)
liver and gall bladder
b)
stomach and mouth
c)
mouth and esophagus
d)
intestines and rectum
17.

This organ produces bile, which is used by the body to break up fat particles.

a)

Gall Bladder

b)

Pancreas

c)

Liver

d)

Small Intestine

18.

This produces digestive juices that help to further break down the food in the small Intestine. It also produces insulin.

a)

Stomach

b)

Liver

c)

Gall Bladder

d)

Pancreas

19.

Which organ stores solid waste then allow it to pass through the anus and leave the body?

a)

Small and large intestine

b)

Rectum

c)

Stomach and Small Intestine

d)

Liver and Large Intestine

20.

Where does digestion begin?

a)

The mouth

b)

The stomach

c)

The liver

d)

The small intestine

21.
After dinner, you have a bad case of diarrhea. Which organ is most likely not functioning properly?
a)
stomach
b)
small intestine
c)
large intestine
d)
liver
22.

How do digested nutrients get to the body cells?

a)

Nutrients are absorbed through the mouth directly into the body cells

b)

Nutrients move into the capillaries (blood) in the villi of the small intestine by the process of diiffusion

c)

Nutrients are absorbed by the large intestine and changed into vitamins

d)

Nutrients are absorbed directly through the stomach into the body cells

23.
What happens to unused food materials in the digestive system?
a)
They are stored in the rectum and released through the anus
b)
They are recycled back to the stomach to get reprocessed
c)
There are no unused materials, the digestive system absorbs all food nutrients
d)
They are stored in the large intestine until we need them
24.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the digestive system?
a)
filtering and removing urea from the body
b)
eliminating undigested wastes from the body
c)
breaking down food into molecules that the body can use
d)
absorbing food molecules into the blood
25.

The opening at the end of the digestive track where feces exits the body.

a)

large intestine

b)

rectum

c)

small intestine

d)

anus

26.

A liquid in the mouth that helps digest food, mainly carbohydrates such as breads.

a)

pepsin

b)

saliva

c)

chyme

d)

bolus

27.

A muscular tube that uses peristalsis to move food from the mouth to the stomach.

a)

esophagus

b)

small intestine

c)

trachea

d)

gall bladder

28.

The tube after the small intestine where the water is absorbed.

a)

large intestine

b)

rectum

c)

small intestine

d)

stomach

29.

Bile breaks down....

a)

carbohydrates

b)

proteins

c)

fats

d)

glucose

30.

Hydrochloric acid can be found in the ....

a)

liver

b)

small intestine

c)

stomach

d)

mouth

31.

Digestion of carbohydrates begins in part ....

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

32.

Nutrients from digested food are absorbed in ....

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

33.

The muscle action that pushes food through the digestive system is called....

a)

digestion

b)

muscle action

c)

pushing

d)

peristalsis

34.

Digestion is COMPLETED in the....

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

35.

Spicy food, coupled with anxiety, may lead to ________

Indigestion

a)

Indigestion

b)

Hypotension

c)

Seizures

d)

None of the above

36.

Which of the following statements about the digestive system is false?

a)

Chyme is a mixture of food and digestive juices that is produced in the stomach.

b)

Food enters the large intestine before the small intestine.

c)

In the small intestine, chyme mixes with bile, which emulsifies fats.

d)

The stomach is separated from the small intestine by the pyloric sphincter.

37.
Which of the following is NOT an example of CHEMICAL digestion?
a)
chewing your food into small pieces 
b)
stomach acid dissolving food
c)
bile breaking down fats in the small intestine
d)
salvia changing starch into sugar in your mouth
38.
If the liver is not functioning properly, what would most likely be the result?
a)
food would not be able to move into the small intestsine
b)
fats would not be digested
c)
water would not be absored
d)
it would not affect digestion
39.

Which organ releases insulin into the duodenum?

a)

pancreas

b)

small intestine

c)

esophagus

d)

salivary glands

40.
What is the definition for ingestion?
a)
Breaking down food into smaller nutrients
b)
Getting rid of waste products
c)
Getting food into our bodies
d)
Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them
41.
What is the definition for absorption?
a)
Breaking down food into smaller nutrients
b)
Getting rid of waste products
c)
Getting food into our bodies
d)
Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them
42.
Where does the digestion of starch begin?
a)
esophagus
b)
small intestine
c)
stomach
d)
mouth
43.
Chewing, grinding, and churning are examples of...
a)
mechanical digestion
b)
chemical digestion
44.
This part stores bile produced by the liver. 
a)
Gall Bladder
b)
Pancreas
c)
Stomach
d)
Rectum
45.
Bacteria are very small single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus.  Although bacterial cells are less complex than the cells that make up the human body, bacteria are very important to human health.  Which statement best summarizes how bacteria affect human health.
a)
Bacteria cause disease in humans.
b)
Bacteria are beneficial to humans.
c)
Bacteria rarely affect human cells because they are so much smaller.
d)
Some bacteria are beneficial to humans and some are harmful.
46.

Jaundice is a condition related to the digestive system that...

a)

causes too much salivary amylase to be produced by salivary glands

b)

not enough water to be absorbed by the large intestine

c)

bilirubin to build up in the skin, in saliva, whites of eyes, and tears

d)

not enough insulin to be released by the pancreas

47.

Bulemia nervosa is a psychological condition related to the digestive system where someone...

a)

refuses to eat in order to lose weight

b)

eats large amounts of food then intentionally vomits it back up in order to stay thin

48.

Peptic or gastric ulcers are thought to be caused by stress but are actually caused by bacteria that lead to...

a)

damage to the mucus lining of the stomach or intestines

b)

not enough salivary amylase being produced by the salivary glands

c)

too much water being absorbed by the large intestine

49.

Assume peristaltic contractions of the large intestine are sluggish, causing solid waste material to stay in the large intestine too long. This would most likely lead to...

a)

diarrhea

b)

constipation

c)

running a fever

d)

poor appetite

50.

The pancreas contains cells called the Islets of Langerhans that produce insulin. If these cells are damaged, the most likely result is...

a)

stomach cancer

b)

becoming overweight

c)

diabetes

d)

gall stones

51.

What structure is located between the esophagus and the stomach that allows the passage of food to the stomach?

a)

the upper esophageal sphincter

b)

the pyloric sphincter

c)

the lower esophageal sphincter

d)

the anal sphincter

52.

Which structure allows the passage of chyme to the duodenum?

a)

the lower esophageal sphincter

b)

the pyloric sphincter

c)

the bile duct

d)

the villi

53.

Peristalsis occurs in the esophagus, the stomach, and all parts of the small intestine and the large intestine. Therefore, peristalsis move material through...

a)

about half of the digestive system

b)

a very small portion of the digestive system

c)

most of the digestive system

d)

every part of the digestive system

54.

The soft palate is soft tissue in the back of the throat that moves upward to block the nasal passage when you swallow so that food cannot move into the nasal cavity. This structure is very similar in function to what other body structure?

a)

the epiglottis

b)

the trachea

c)

the bronchi

d)

the colon

55.

Which digestive organ is a detoxifying organ and helps break down alcohol?

a)

the large intestine

b)

the appendix

c)

the gall bladder

d)

the liver