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Lesson 1 - Digestive & Urinary Systems

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This small flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the trachea

a)

Esophagus

b)

Pharynx

c)

Epiglottis

d)

Villi

2.

Bile is made in the ___________

a)

Liver

b)

Gallbladder

c)

Colon

d)

Pancreas

3.

This is a muscular organ that stores urine

a)

Bladder

b)

Pancreas

c)

Liver

d)

Kidneys

4.

A hormone that converts sugar, starches, and other food into energy needed for daily life

a)

Glucagon

b)

Insulin

c)

Iron

d)

Glucose

5.

A coiled tube in which the greatest amount of digestion and absorption takes place

a)

Colon

b)

Stomach

c)

Small intestine

d)

Esophagus

6.

Food travels down the esophagus into the ________________

a)

Small intestine

b)

Liver

c)

Colon

d)

Stomach

7.

When food enters the mouth, which nutrient begins breaking down immediately in saliva?

a)

Fats

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Vitamins

8.

This organ stores and releases bile to help breakdown fats

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Stomach

d)

Gallbladder

9.

This organ filters waste from the blood in the form or urine

a)

Liver

b)

Kidneys

c)

Colon

d)

Bladder

10.

The tube through which urine leaves the body

a)

Colon

b)

Ureter

c)

Urethra

d)

Rectum

11.

A long tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder

a)

Urethra

b)

Ureter

c)

Rectum

d)

Colon

12.

This gland produces enzymes for digestion as well as insulin for blood sugar levels

a)

Pancreas

b)

Gallbladder

c)

Salivary glands

d)

Liver

13.

What is heartburn?

a)

Reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus

b)

Reflux of esophageal contents into the mouth

c)

Reflux of stomach contents to the heart

14.

This is produced in the stomach when food is mixed with digestive acids and juices

a)

Saliva

b)

Feces

c)

Chyme

d)

Insulin

15.

Which process of digestion involves the chewing and mashing of one's food?

a)

Excretory

b)

Mechanical

c)

Chemical

d)

Absorption

16.

A person with this type of diabetes either does not produce enough insulin, or the cells ignore the insulin

a)

Type 1

b)

Type 2

c)

Type 3

17.

This type of diabetes is a result of an immune system attack on the pancreas causing it to be unable to produce insulin

a)

Type 1

b)

Type 2

c)

Type 3

18.

Which of the following acids is secreted by the stomach?

a)

Hydraulic acid

b)

Hydrochloric acid

c)

Chlorinated acid

d)

Pepsin

19.

A short tube at the end of the large intestine that stores waste temporarily

a)

Anus

b)

Rectum

c)

Urethra

d)

Small intestine

20.

A tube extending from the small intestine in which undigested food is prepared for elimination from the body

a)

Ureter

b)

Large intestine

c)

Anus

d)

Rectum

21.

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

a)

B, A, C, D

b)

B, A, D, C

c)

C, D, A, B

d)

D, A, B, C

e)

D, C, A, B

22.

What is the name given to the fingerlike projections that line the small intestine and help to absorb nutrients?

a)

Peristalsis

b)

Villi

c)

Cilia

d)

Intestinal fingers

23.

Involuntary muscle contractions that push food through the digestive tract is called ________________

a)

Psychosis

b)

Paralysis

c)

Peristalsis

d)

Photosynthesis

24.

A small flap of tissue at the back of the mouth that prevents food from entering the nasal passages

a)

Pharnyx

b)

Tongue

c)

Uvula

d)

Epiglottis

25.

Which of following is NOT part of the excretory system?

a)

Lungs

b)

Heart

c)

Kidneys

d)

Skin

26.

Kidney stones are small pebbles of salt and minerals in the urine that stick together.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

A Urinary Tract Intestine (UTI) is a viral infection that is easy to cure with antibiotics.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that causes damage to the lining of the small intestines.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

A bladder infection, if not treated, can turn into a kidney infection.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The (a)   is where the digestive tract begins.

31.

Food is chewed and mixes with (a)   .

32.

Food is chewed and mixes with saliva and then moves to the (a)   to be swallowed.

33.

Once food is swallowed, the (a)   covers the opening to the trachea

34.

Once food is swallowed, the epiglottis covers the opening to the trachea, so that food can move by peristalsis through the (a)   .

35.

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.

36.

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)   .

37.

From the stomach, food moves to the __________ ______________ where most of digestion and absorption of nutrients takes place.

(a)  

38.

The undigested food moves from the small intestine to the ___________ ______________.

(a)  

39.

After food goes through the large intestine, it is then stored temporarily in the (a)   .

40.

Food is stored temporarily in the rectum until it is finally released through the (a)   and leaves the body.