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Digestive system

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mechanical digestion begins in the?

a)

Stomach

b)

Mouth

c)

Large intestine

d)

Small intestine

2.

A mass of chewed food and saliva is referred to as a

a)

Chyme

b)

Mastication

c)

Defecation

d)

Bolus

3.

The enzyme found in the saliva is called

a)

lipase

b)

amylase

c)

intrinsic factor

d)

pepsin

4.

More commonly known as your throat what is the passage way for food and air

a)

trachea

b)

esophagus

c)

pharynx

d)

larynx

5.

What are the wave like muscular contractions that help move food thru the digestive system

a)

peristalsis

b)

involuntary

c)

voluntary

d)

contractions

6.

What is the upper part of the pharynx called

a)

laryngopharynx

b)

oropharynx

c)

nasopharynx

d)

upper pharynx

7.

What is the flap of cartilage the prevent food from entering the respiratory system

a)

larynx

b)

sphincter

c)

epiglottis

d)

trachea

8.

What is the medical work for choking

a)

aspiration

b)

coughing

c)

gagging

d)

hypoxia

9.

The top section of the stomach is referred to as the

a)

fundus

b)

sphincter

c)

pylorus

d)

body

10.

what allows the stomach to expand to accommodate food

a)

villi

b)

rugae

c)

mucous

d)

bile

11.

what is the mixture of partially digested food and stomach acid?

a)

bolus

b)

chyme

c)

feces

d)

urine

12.

What is the of the sphincter that prevents food and gastric juices from entering back into the esophagus

a)

cardiac sphincter

b)

pyloric sphincter

c)

anal sphincter

d)

uretheral sphincter

13.

what is the primary function of the small intestine

a)

absorb water

b)

break down food

c)

absorb nutrients

d)

store fats

14.

What is the first major section of the small intestine

a)

Duodenum

b)

Jejunum

c)

Ileum

d)

Appendix

15.

What are the finger like projections that line the walls of the small intestines

a)

bolus

b)

chyme

c)

villi

d)

cillia

16.

The main function of the large intestine is

a)

absorb nutrients

b)

absorb water

c)

digest food

d)

store vitamins

17.

The process of eliminating feces through the anus is called

a)

urination

b)

mastication

c)

defecation

d)

digestion

18.

What organ produces bile?

a)

gall bladder

b)

pancreas

c)

liver

d)

stomach

19.

Hepatitis is caused by a

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

fungus

d)

mold

20.

Insulin is made by what organ

a)

liver

b)

gall bladder

c)

pancreas

d)

stomach