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WorksheetsLesson 1 - Digestive & Urinary Systems
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 26mins
This small flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the trachea
Esophagus
Pharynx
Epiglottis
Villi
Bile is made in the ___________
Liver
Gallbladder
Colon
Pancreas
This is a muscular organ that stores urine
Bladder
Pancreas
Liver
Kidneys
A hormone that converts sugar, starches, and other food into energy needed for daily life
Glucagon
Insulin
Iron
Glucose
A coiled tube in which the greatest amount of digestion and absorption takes place
Colon
Stomach
Small intestine
Esophagus
Food travels down the esophagus into the ________________
Small intestine
Liver
Colon
Stomach
When food enters the mouth, which nutrient begins breaking down immediately in saliva?
Fats
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Vitamins
This organ stores and releases bile to help breakdown fats
Liver
Pancreas
Stomach
Gallbladder
This organ filters waste from the blood in the form or urine
Liver
Kidneys
Colon
Bladder
The tube through which urine leaves the body
Colon
Ureter
Urethra
Rectum
A long tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder
Urethra
Ureter
Rectum
Colon
This gland produces enzymes for digestion as well as insulin for blood sugar levels
Pancreas
Gallbladder
Salivary glands
Liver
What is heartburn?
Reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus
Reflux of esophageal contents into the mouth
Reflux of stomach contents to the heart
This is produced in the stomach when food is mixed with digestive acids and juices
Saliva
Feces
Chyme
Insulin
Which process of digestion involves the chewing and mashing of one's food?
Excretory
Mechanical
Chemical
Absorption
A person with this type of diabetes either does not produce enough insulin, or the cells ignore the insulin
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
This type of diabetes is a result of an immune system attack on the pancreas causing it to be unable to produce insulin
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
Which of the following acids is secreted by the stomach?
Hydraulic acid
Hydrochloric acid
Chlorinated acid
Pepsin
A short tube at the end of the large intestine that stores waste temporarily
Anus
Rectum
Urethra
Small intestine
A tube extending from the small intestine in which undigested food is prepared for elimination from the body
Ureter
Large intestine
Anus
Rectum
Place the following events in the correct order:
A. Urine passes through the ureters
B. Urine leaves the kidneys
C. Urine is stored in the bladder
D. Urine enters the urethra
B, A, C, D
B, A, D, C
C, D, A, B
D, A, B, C
D, C, A, B
What is the name given to the fingerlike projections that line the small intestine and help to absorb nutrients?
Peristalsis
Villi
Cilia
Intestinal fingers
Involuntary muscle contractions that push food through the digestive tract is called ________________
Psychosis
Paralysis
Peristalsis
Photosynthesis
A small flap of tissue at the back of the mouth that prevents food from entering the nasal passages
Pharnyx
Tongue
Uvula
Epiglottis
Which of following is NOT part of the excretory system?
Lungs
Heart
Kidneys
Skin
Kidney stones are small pebbles of salt and minerals in the urine that stick together.
True
False
A Urinary Tract Intestine (UTI) is a viral infection that is easy to cure with antibiotics.
True
False
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that causes damage to the lining of the small intestines.
True
False
A bladder infection, if not treated, can turn into a kidney infection.
True
False
The (a) is where the digestive tract begins.
Food is chewed and mixes with (a) .
Food is chewed and mixes with saliva and then moves to the (a) to be swallowed.
Once food is swallowed, the (a) covers the opening to the trachea
Once food is swallowed, the epiglottis covers the opening to the trachea, so that food can move by peristalsis through the (a) .
After food goes through the esophagus, it then lands in the (a) where it mixes with acids and juices to produce a thick paste called chyme.
After food goes through the esophagus, it then lands in the stomach where it mixes with acids and juices to produce a thick paste called (a) .
From the stomach, food moves to the __________ ______________ where most of digestion and absorption of nutrients takes place.
(a)
The undigested food moves from the small intestine to the ___________ ______________.
(a)
After food goes through the large intestine, it is then stored temporarily in the (a) .
Food is stored temporarily in the rectum until it is finally released through the (a) and leaves the body.
