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WorksheetsHuman Digestive System
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How long does it take for your dinner to make its way through the digestive system?
6 hours
12-18 hours
24 hours
30-36 hours
The teeth mechanically break down the food that enters your mouth. How many do you have?
18
24
28
32
What is the name of the tissue that closes off the windpipe when you swollen so you do not choke?
epiglottis
esophagus
ileum
appendix
The salivary glands in your mouth produce about 6 cups of saliva which helps contains enzymes to break down food as well as water to help with swallowing.
TRUE
FALSE
Almost 10 inches long, this structure connects the mouth to the stomach. What is it?
ileum
esophagus
epiglottis
appendix
What is the name of the organ that is the size of a tennis ball but can expand to the size of a football?
pancreas
lung
intestines
stomach
One of the following organs uses acid that is strong enough to dissolve a nail to break in its process of breaking down food into nutrients. What is it?
intestines
pharynx
stomach
gallbladder
Approximately 21 feet in length, this organ takes the broken down food and helps move it into the blood stream by way of villi. What is the organ?
large intestine
small intestine
stomach
liver
What is the name of the organ that stores the salts that are needed to break down fats into fatty acids?
gall bladder
liver
pancreas
appendix
What is the name of the organ that releases insulin, a hormone that is used to lower blood sugar and store unused sugar as fat?
gall bladder
liver
pancreas
appendix
You cannot live completely without this organ because it produces bile, stores glycogen and helps to detox the body. What is it?
gall bladder
liver
pancreas
ileum
This organ soaks up water, salts and moves undigested fiber or wastes out of the body. What is it?
small intestine
pancreas
stomach
large intestine
A common term that is used for the small and large intestines is bowels.
TRUE
FALSE
Once considered a useless organ, it is now seen as a place where the good bacteria in your body reside. What is it?
appendix
pancreas
ileum
epiglottis
Did you know that one third of your blood flows through this organ every minute. What is it?
intestines
liver
stomach
pharynx
