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Human Digestive System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long does it take for your dinner to make its way through the digestive system?

a)

6 hours

b)

12-18 hours

c)

24 hours

d)

30-36 hours

2.

The teeth mechanically break down the food that enters your mouth. How many do you have?

a)

18

b)

24

c)

28

d)

32

3.

What is the name of the tissue that closes off the windpipe when you swollen so you do not choke?

a)

epiglottis

b)

esophagus

c)

ileum

d)

appendix

4.

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.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Almost 10 inches long, this structure connects the mouth to the stomach. What is it?

a)

ileum

b)

esophagus

c)

epiglottis

d)

appendix

6.

What is the name of the organ that is the size of a tennis ball but can expand to the size of a football?

a)

pancreas

b)

lung

c)

intestines

d)

stomach

7.

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?

a)

intestines

b)

pharynx

c)

stomach

d)

gallbladder

8.

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?

a)

large intestine

b)

small intestine

c)

stomach

d)

liver

9.

What is the name of the organ that stores the salts that are needed to break down fats into fatty acids?

a)

gall bladder

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

appendix

10.

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?

a)

gall bladder

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

appendix

11.

You cannot live completely without this organ because it produces bile, stores glycogen and helps to detox the body. What is it?

a)

gall bladder

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

ileum

12.

This organ soaks up water, salts and moves undigested fiber or wastes out of the body. What is it?

a)

small intestine

b)

pancreas

c)

stomach

d)

large intestine

13.

A common term that is used for the small and large intestines is bowels.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

Once considered a useless organ, it is now seen as a place where the good bacteria in your body reside. What is it?

a)

appendix

b)

pancreas

c)

ileum

d)

epiglottis

15.

Did you know that one third of your blood flows through this organ every minute. What is it?

a)

intestines

b)

liver

c)

stomach

d)

pharynx