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The Digestive Process

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Buccal cavity is...

a)

Where chyme is released in to the stomach and broken down.

b)

Start of digestive process in which food is crushed and mixed with saliva.

c)

Where bacteria is killed via enzymes and hydrochloric acid.

2.

Epiglottis is responsible for digesting food?

a)

False

b)

True

3.

The duodenum, jejunum and Ileum are all part of which intestine?

a)

Large Intestine

b)

Small Intestine

4.

Food bolus travels down the ... through a process called...

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Oesophagus

c)

Peristalsis

d)

Chyme

5.

Your diaphragm is responsible for...

a)

Ensuring an efficient digestion of bolus through peristalsis.

b)

Creating an efficient breathing process through relaxation and contraction.

c)

Ensuring the extraction process of stool is correct.

6.

Pancreatic juice contains bile which is stored in the ... but created in the ... .

a)

Gall bladder

b)

Stomach

c)

Liver

d)

Large Intestine

7.

Name the green part- located in the liver...

a)

Pancreas

b)

Gall Bladder

c)

Duodenum

d)

Transverse Colon

8.

The transverse, ascending and descending colon are all part of the...

a)

Large intestine

b)

Appendix

c)

Lungs

d)

Small Intestine

9.

Food normally remains in your stomach for...

a)

1 day

b)

1-4 hours

c)

4-5 hours

d)

30 minutes

10.

The small intestine is about 6 meters long...

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Villi is...

a)

Finger- like projections to increase the surface area for nutritional absorption.

b)

Finger- like projections to increase the process of stool.

c)

Finger- like projections to decrease the surface area for nutritional absorption.

d)

Finger- like projections to decrease the process of stool.

12.

Postprandial hyperemia is...

a)

When gastrointestinal blood flow increases after meals.

b)

When gastrointestinal blood flow decreases after meals.

c)

When gastrointestinal acids are released in order to break down food.

13.

Blood sugar levels need to be kept within...mmol/L.

(a)  

14.

The role of insulin is to make the liver release stored glucose in to the circulating blood stream.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The role of insulin is to release glucose in to cells from the blood stream where it can be used for energy.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

ADH stands for... and regulates...

a)

Anti- diuretic hormone

b)

Anti- digestive hormone

c)

Water Balance

d)

Acidic Balance