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digestive system vocab

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This part of the digestive system is responsible for the absorption of water and electrolytes back into the body.

a)

small intestine

b)

stomach

c)

large intestine

2.

_________ are found on the cells that line the intestinal folds in the small intestine. The more of them there are, the higher the rate of absorption.

a)

folds

b)

hills

c)

villi

3.

These organs perform both mechanical and chemical digestion.

a)

stomach & small intestine

b)

mouth and stomach

c)

mouth and small intestine

d)

small intestine and large intestine

4.

Which organ is responsible for the absorbing of nutrients that are then transferred to the blood stream?

a)

stomach

b)

small intestine

c)

large intestine

5.

Which system breaks down food into smaller molecules. Absorbs these nutrients into the body.

a)

Digestive System

b)

Circulatory System

c)

Respiratory System

6.

Where food enters right AFTER the esophagus and is broken down even more using chemical digestion.

a)

Small Intestine

b)

Large Intestine

c)

Stomach

7.
The opening at the end of the digestive track where feces exits the body.
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
rectum
d)
anus
8.
A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.
a)
pepsin
b)
pepsi
c)
saliva
d)
salty
9.
A muscular tube that helps move food from the mouth to the stomach.
a)
esophagus
b)
trachaea
c)
small intestine
d)
gall bladder
10.
An organ of the digestive system that makes chemicals to help the body break down fats and rid itself of harmful substances.
a)
esophagus
b)
mouth
c)
liver
d)
stomach
11.
A series of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food to different processing stations in the digestive tract.
a)
adduction
b)
primary wave
c)
peristalsis
d)
inversion
12.
The place where waste is stored before it leaves the body.
a)
rectum
b)
anus
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
13.
a)
pancreas
b)
esophagus
c)
stomach
d)
liver
14.
a)
esophagus
b)
liver
c)
stomach
d)
pancreas
15.
a)
stomach
b)
pancreas
c)
large intestine
d)
small intestine
16.
a)
pancreas
b)
trachea
c)
liver
d)
esophagus
17.
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
rectum
d)
esophagus
18.
a)
purging
b)
peristalsis
c)
platinum
d)
paralysis
19.

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

a)

larynx

b)

trachea

c)

esophagus

d)

bronchioles

20.

Where does the process of digestion begin?

a)

mouth

b)

esophagus

c)

stomach

d)

small intestine

21.

What makes the small intestine have such a large surface area?

a)

21 feet long

b)

villi

c)

microvilli

d)

all answers contribute

22.

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

a)

teeth

b)

muscles of the stomach

c)

enzymes

23.

What are the rhythmic muscular contractions of your esophagus called to help food move along?

a)

swallowing

b)

peristalsis

c)

inertia contractions

d)

paralysis

24.
What comes first?
a)
Mouth
b)
stomach
c)
large intestine
d)
none
25.
What does the stomach do?
a)
Nothing
b)
Adds digestive juices to the food
c)
Goes out to the rectum
d)
Barley any of these
26.
The rectum does what?
a)
Takes out the waste
b)
Just leave it in there
27.
What breaks down food in stomach?
a)

enzymes

b)
salivary glands
c)
movement 
d)
time
28.

What is the digestive system?

a)

A system to take out the bad stuff that's in your body

b)

A system where a certain group of organs work together to convert food into energy to feed the body

c)

A system where certain organs in the body digest the food you eat

d)

A system that the organs in the stomach make food for the body to digest.

29.

Which is the esophagus?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

30.

What does the large intestine do?

a)

digest the food from this process

b)

makes a pathway for the food

c)

reabsorb a lot of the water from this process

d)

absorbs the food from this process

31.

Which parts of the diagram is the small and large intestine?

a)

A~ small intestine

E~ large intestine

b)

D~ small intestine

E~ large intestine

c)

C~ large intestine

B~ small intestine

d)

A~ large intestine

C~ small intestine

e)

E~ small intestine

D~ large intestine

32.

Which organs help with the absorption of nutrients?

a)

Pancreas, liver, and gall bladder

b)

Liver, heart, and spleen

c)

Kidneys, liver, and bladder

33.

What tube moves food from the back of your throat to the stomach?

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Pharynx

c)

Esophagus

34.

Your food can spend up to this long in the small intestine:

a)

4 minutes

b)

4 hours

c)

4 months

35.

The liver’s role is to:

a)

Mash up food

b)

Turn water into food

c)

Remove harmful substances from the blood

36.
What breaks food into smaller pieces?
a)
mouth
b)
tongue
c)
teeth
d)
large intestine
37.
Which is NOT a function of the Digestive System?
a)
To rid the body of solid waste
b)
Absorb nutrients for energy & growth
c)
Break down nutrients from food
d)
Pump blood around the body
38.
Which organ is a secondary organ that stores bile?
a)
stomach
b)
gallbladder
c)
pancreas
d)
liver
39.

We need to eat so that our body has the food substances that it needs...

a)

to repair itself

b)

for growth

c)

to get sick

d)

for energy

40.

Our body can easily absorb food without digesting it.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

How long does food usually stay in your stomach?

a)

5 minutes

b)

1 hour

c)

4 hours

d)

1 day

42.

What is the alimentary canal?

a)

The portion of the digestive system that food travels through.

b)

The portion of the digestive system that food does NOT travel through

c)

The longest portion of the large intestine.

d)

The last part of the small intestine

43.

The involuntary propulsion of foodstuff is accomplished by circular muscle fibers that squeeze along the alimentary canal. That way food is moved involuntarity. What is the name of this process?

a)

swallowing

b)

peristalsis

c)

defecation

d)

absorption

44.

Which of the following structures is NOT part of the digestive system?

a)

esophagus

b)

larynx

c)

stomach

d)

pharynx

45.

Which organ only stores the bile?

a)

liver

b)

gall bladder

c)

pancrease

46.

Which organ makes bile?

a)

liver

b)

gall bladder

c)

pancreas

47.

A patient has yellowish discoloration of skin and sclera but his urine does not show deep yellow color. He most probably has

a)

Prehepatic jaundice

b)

Hepatic jaundice

c)

Posthepatic jaundice

48.
These rear teeth are used for grinding food.
a)
cuspids
b)
incisors
c)
molars
d)
bicuspids
49.
Jaundice in newborns is a result of:
a)
intestines polking through the abdominal wall
b)
overproduction of red blood cells
c)
inability to absorb nutrients
d)
build up of bile pigments due to liver disfunction
50.
The folds of the stomach are called the:
a)
rugae
b)
chyme
c)
fundus
d)
ulula
51.
This valve regulates the release of chyme into the duodenum.
a)
laryngopharynx
b)
cecum
c)
pyloric sphincter
d)
cardiac spincter
52.

What is the most common cause for cholecystitis ?

a)

stones

b)

infections

c)

trauma

d)

autoimmune

53.

the bolus is produces in the

a)

mouth

b)

stomach

54.

The chyme travels to the..

a)
b)
c)
55.

the mixture of saliva and food is called...

a)

chyme

b)

bolus

c)

chyle

d)

vili

56.

In the stomach the ......................... is formed

a)

chyle

b)

bolus

c)

vili

d)

chyme

57.

The vili is in the...

a)
b)
58.
Which is not a symptom of Cirrhosis?
a)
Liver enlargement
b)
Edema in legs and feet
c)
Jaundice 
d)
Hypotension
59.
Is Pancreatitis considered a chronic disease?
a)
yes
b)
no
60.
What is one of the signs of Pancreatitis?
a)
Edema
b)
Fatigue
c)
Severe abdominal pain that radiates to the back
d)
Myalgia
61.
What organ does Cirrhosis affect?
a)
Pancreas 
b)
Liver
c)
Kidney
d)
Heart
62.
What disease(s) is jaundice associated with?
a)
Pancreatitis
b)
Cirrhosis
c)
Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Pancreatitis
d)
Hepatitis C
63.

Undigested food during the digestion process will remove as …….

a)

Urine

b)

Sweat

c)

Faeces

64.

What will happen if humans do not undergo excretion and defecation process?

a)

Humans will become sick

b)

Humans will become extinct

c)

Humans will stay healthy

65.

What is the small muscular structure that hangs from the soft palate and can be seen when you look in someone’s mouth?

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Uvula

c)

Hard Palate

d)

Tonsils

66.

A bolus is made of:

a)

Chewed food and saliva

b)

Digested food and chyme

c)

Salivary lipase and ptyalin

d)

Bile and flatus

67.

What would happen to food you swallowed if your esophagus did not perform peristalsis?

a)

The food would be stuck in your esophagus

b)

The food would enter your trachea

c)

You would vomit when the food hit your stomach

d)

You would choke

68.

Roberta suffers from car sickness and can only ride on an empty stomach. If she eats at 8:00 am, what is the soonest she can ride in a car and be sure her stomach is empty?

a)

9:00 am

b)

10:00 pm

c)

12:00 pm

d)

2:00 pm

69.

During digestion, food leaves the stomach and enters the:

a)

Duodenum

b)

Ileum

c)

Cecum

d)

Jejunum

70.
creation of an artificial opening between the colon and the body surface
a)
malocclusion
b)
colostomy
c)
gastroectomy
d)
perforation
71.
inflammation of the colon as a result of emotional distress
a)
colitis
b)
ulcerative colitis
c)
IBS
d)
Crohn's disease
72.
difficulty or inability to defecate due to excess water being absorbed in the large intestine
a)
dysphagia
b)
diarrhea
c)
IBS
d)
constipation
73.
inflammation of the gallbladder
a)
cholecystitis
b)
cholestasis
c)
cholelithiasis
d)
cirrhosis
74.
difficulty in swallowing
a)
aphagia
b)
dysphagia
c)
diarrhea
d)
constipation
75.
self starvation
a)
anorexia nervosa
b)
aphagia
c)
caries
d)
celiac disease
76.
inflammation and infection of the appendix
a)
colitis
b)
appendicitis
c)
cholecystitis
d)
Crohn's disease
77.
inflammation in the small pouches in the wall of the colon
a)
colitis
b)
ulcerative colitis
c)
diverticulitis
d)
appendicitis
78.
vomiting
a)
emesis
b)
anorexia nervosa
c)
cirrhosis
d)
colitis
79.
gas in the GI tract
a)
methane
b)
sulphur
c)
flatulence
d)
toots
80.
frequent and watery stool
a)
diverticulitis
b)
diarrhea
c)
constipation
d)
flatulence
81.
Hepat is
a)
Stomach
b)
Mouth
c)
Liver
d)
Intestine
82.
Enter/o is
a)
Stomach
b)
Mouth
c)
Liver
d)
Intestine
83.
Gingiv/o is
a)
Tooth
b)
Tongue
c)
Gums
d)
Liver
84.
Appendic/o is
a)
Pancreas
b)
Appendix
c)
Hernia
d)
Esophogus
85.
the study of diseases of the mouth is
a)
stomatalgia
b)
stomatology
c)
stomatoplasty
d)
gingivostomatitis
86.
inflammation of the liver is
a)
gastroenteritis
b)
nasogastric
c)
hepatitis
d)
hernioplasty
87.
the presence or formation of gallstones is
a)
cholelithiasis
b)
cholecystectomy
c)
colectomy
d)
colostomy
88.
the opening of a portion of the colon through the abdominal wall to the skin's surface is
a)
cholelithiasis
b)
cholecystectomy
c)
colectomy
d)
colostomy
89.
inflammation of the pancreas is
a)
laparotomy
b)
laparoscopy
c)
pancreatitis
90.
surgical removal of the appendix
a)
colonoscopy
b)
appendicitis
c)
appendectomy
91.
This is the second part of the small intestine
a)
Enter/o
b)
Duoden/o
c)
Jejun/o
d)
Ile/o
92.
This organ produces insulin and enzymes that help digest food
a)
stomach
b)
pancreas
c)
gall bladder
d)
rectum
93.
this is where nutrients are transferred into the blood stream
a)
gall bladder
b)
cecum
c)
jejunum
d)
liver
94.
this organ stores bile
a)
pancreas
b)
rectum
c)
gall bladder
d)
duodenum
95.
this organ produces bile
a)
liver
b)
pancreas
c)
stomach
d)
cecum
96.

Where is the parotid salivary gland located?

a)

Below the mandible

b)

Below the ear

c)

In front of the submandibular salivary gland

97.

Swollen veins in lower rectum is symptom of which disease?

a)

peptic ulcer

b)

celiac disease

c)

hemorrhoids

d)

Crohn's disease

98.

What can cause hemorrhoids?

a)

pregnancy

b)

constipation

c)

diarrhea

d)

smoking

e)

gluten

99.

What is the small muscular structure that hangs from the soft palate and can be seen when you look in someone’s mouth?

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Uvula

c)

Hard Palate

d)

Tonsils

100.

A bolus is made of:

a)

Chewed food and saliva

b)

Digested food and chyme

c)

Salivary lipase and ptyalin

d)

Bile and flatus

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