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Digestive Organs

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Major organs of the digestive system
a)
Kidneys, nephrons
b)
Stomach, intestines, mouth
c)
Heart, blood vessels, blood
d)
Liver, kidneys, heart
2.

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.

3.

Where does the digestive system start?

a)

The liver

b)

The throat

c)

The stomach

d)

The mouth

4.

What does the salivary glands do for the digestive system?

a)

It produce saliva, which keeps the mouth and other parts of the digestive system moist.

b)

It produce moist, which keeps the mouth and other parts of the digestive system saliva.

c)

It produces ptyalin to make saliva for the mouth, so the system can start.

5.

What are 2 MOST important organs of the digestive system?

a)

small intestines

b)

esophagus

c)

large intestines

d)

pharynx

6.

What does the small intestine do?

a)

reabsorbs the water after the process of the system.

b)

Absorbs most of the end of the nutrients and minerals from where the food takes place.

c)

keeps the stomach in balance for when the system starts.

d)

Absorbs most of the food that's left from the process.

7.

Which is the esophagus?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

8.

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

9.

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

10.
Nutrients are absorbed in which digestive organ?
a)
large intestines
b)
mouth
c)
small intestines
d)
stomach
11.
Water is absorbed in which digestive organ?
a)
large intestines
b)
pancreas
c)
small intestines
d)
liver
12.
The most chemical digestion occurs in the small intestines.  Which secondary digestive organ contributes to that?
a)
small intestines
b)
pancreas
c)
large intestines
d)
liver
13.
Feces that contain high water content is a form of diarrhea.  Which digestive organ did not function properly for this to occur?
a)
stomach
b)
small intestines
c)
large intestines
d)
rectum
14.
Which organ connects the mouth to the stomach?
a)
mouth
b)
esophagus
c)
stomach
d)
small intestines
15.
In which digestive organs does both mechanical AND chemical digestions occur?
a)
mouth & stomach
b)
mouth & esophagus
c)
small intestines & large intestines
d)
rectum & anus
16.
In which digestive organs does absorption occur?
a)
mouth & stomach
b)
mouth & esophagus
c)
small intestines & large intestines
d)
rectum & anus
17.
In which digestive organs does elimination occur?
a)
mouth & stomach
b)
mouth & esophagus
c)
small intestines & large intestines
d)
rectum & anus
18.
Which secondary digestive organ handles the liver's "light work" by storing the bile that was produced by the liver?
a)
liver
b)
pancreas
c)
small intestines
d)
gallbladder
19.
Which substance is produced by the liver to break down fats?
a)
bile
b)
bowel
c)
gastric juices
d)
saliva
20.
The teeth are considered to be a part of which two (2) systems?
a)
skeletal & digestive
b)
skeletal & muscular
c)
circulatory & digestive
d)
skeletal & respiratory
21.
Which part of the mouth provides mechanical digestion?
a)
teeth
b)
saliva
c)
smooth muscles
d)
gastric juices (HCl acid)
22.
Which part of the mouth provides chemical digestion?
a)
teeth
b)
saliva
c)
smooth muscles
d)
gastric juices (HCl acid)
23.
Which part of the stomach provides chemical digestion?
a)
teeth
b)
saliva
c)
smooth muscles
d)
gastric juices (HCl acid)
24.
Which of the following are secondary organs of the digestive system? 
a)
liver, stomach, & esophagus
b)
pancreas, liver, and gall bladder
c)
liver, stomach, & intestines
d)
intestines, anus, and stomach
25.
Food does not pass through which of the following? 
a)
stomach
b)
liver
c)
esophagus
d)
mouth
26.
Which part carries food into your stomach?
a)
esophagus
b)
mouth
c)
trachea
d)
vessels
27.
Where does chemical and mechanical digestion take place?
a)
liver and gall bladder
b)
stomach and mouth
c)
mouth and esophagus
d)
intestines and rectum
28.
Where does most of the chemical digestion of food takes place?  Nutrients from food are also absorbed into the bloodstream here. 
a)
Large Intestines
b)
Small Intestines
c)
Gall Bladder
d)
Liver
29.
Which of the following is a short tube that stores solid waste?
a)
Anus
b)
Esophagus
c)
Trachea
d)
Rectum
30.
This part produces bile, which is used by the body to break up fat particles. 
a)
Gall Bladder
b)
Pancreas
c)
Liver
d)
Small Intestine
31.
This part stores bile produced by the liver. 
a)
Gall Bladder
b)
Pancreas
c)
Stomach
d)
Rectum
32.

This produces digestive juices that help to further break down the food in the small Intestine. It also produces insulin.

a)

Stomach

b)

Liver

c)

Gall Bladder

d)

Pancreas

33.
This is an opening where solid waste is eliminated.
a)
small intestine
b)
large intestine
c)
anus
d)
rectum
34.

What is a chemical produced by the liver used by the body to break up fat?

a)

Saliva

b)

Bile

c)

Stomach Acid

d)

Mucus

35.

Which 2 organs store solid waste then allow it to pass through and leave the body?

a)

Small and large intestine

b)

Rectum and Anus

c)

Stomach and Small Intestine

d)

Liver and Large Intestine

36.

The large intestine measures about:

a)

5 feet long

b)

10 feet long

c)

3 feet long

37.

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

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Pharynx

c)

Esophagus

38.

The liver’s role is to:

a)

Mash up food

b)

Turn water into food

c)

Remove harmful substances from the blood

39.

When they reach the stomach, mashed-up food particles mix with:

a)

Mucus

b)

Gastric Juices

c)

Water

40.

You can help your digestive system by:

a)

drinking water and eating healthy food

b)

reading about nutrition

c)

eating less

41.

Why is it important to keep your digestive system healthy?

a)

because it helps you breathe

b)

because it helps your body absorb nutrients

c)

because it helps your blood circulate properly throughout the body.

42.

The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood.

a)

absorption

b)

digestion

c)

peristalsis

d)

villi

43.

absorbs nutrients

a)

stomach

b)

small intestine

c)

large intestine

d)

liver

44.

absorbs water

a)

small intestine

b)

stomach

c)

villi

d)

large intestine

45.

produces enzymes that break down food

a)

liver

b)

pancreas

c)

gall bladder

d)

stomach

46.

waves of muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.

a)

digestion

b)

absorption

c)

peristalsis

d)

villi

47.

finger-like projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients

a)

digestion

b)

absorption

c)

peristalsis

d)

villi

48.

Which organ stores bile?

a)

gall bladder

b)

villi

c)

pancreas

d)

liver

49.

Amylase in saliva changes starch into...

a)

sugar

b)

waste

c)

stomach acid

d)

chyme

50.

Why do we eat?

a)

To get the nutrients we need to survive.

b)

So we can gain weight.

c)

Because we enjoy it.

d)

To get carbon dioxide and oxygen.

51.

mechanical digestion happens here

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

esophagus

d)

pancreas

52.

When the pancreas does not make enough insulin to break down glucose.

a)

Diabetes

b)

Cancer

c)

Appendicitis

d)

Acid Reflux

53.
The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...
a)
Mechanical Digestion
b)
Chemical Digestion
54.
Number 3 is pointing to the...
a)
Small intestine
b)
Rectum
c)
Large intestine
d)
Stomach
55.
Number 2 is pointing to the...
a)
Esophagus
b)
Stomach
c)
Small intestine
d)
Anus
56.
Which organ pushes food down to the stomach?
a)
Mouth
b)
Esophagus
c)
Rectum
d)
Large intestine
57.
Which body system gets ride of solid waste?
a)
Excretory (Urinary)
b)
Digestive
c)
Circulatory
d)
Respiratory
58.
As waste moves through the digestive system, the ______ absorbs water before storing waste in the rectum.
a)
Small intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Esophagus
d)
Large intestine
59.
Number 8 is pointing to the...
a)
small intestine
b)
stomach
c)
anus
d)
rectum
60.
Number 7 is pointing to...
a)
Mouth
b)
Esophagus
c)
Small intestine
d)
rectum
61.
WHAT IS AFTER THE SMALL INTESTINE?
a)
Large intestine
b)
nothing
c)
liver
d)
pancreas
62.
Bacteria are very small single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus.  Although bacterial cells are less complex than the cells that make up the human body, bacteria are very important to human health.  Which statement best summarizes how bacteria affect human health.
a)
Bacteria cause disease in humans.
b)
Bacteria are beneficial to humans.
c)
Bacteria rarely affect human cells because they are so much smaller.
d)
Some bacteria are beneficial to humans and some are harmful.
63.
Which organ is part of the digestive system?
a)
blood
b)
brain
c)
pancreas
d)
spleen
64.
Mouth to stomach to intestines.  What system helps the digestive system move food until it becomes waste?
a)
circulatory
b)
immune
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
65.
What is the organ where water is absorbed from the digested food and returned to the bloodstream?
a)
mouth
b)
small intestine 
c)
esophagus
d)
large intestine
66.
Which organ is a secondary organ that stores bile?
a)
stomach
b)
gallbladder
c)
pancreas
d)
liver
67.
Which organ is made of three layers of muscles that continue mechanical digestion?
a)
stomach
b)
liver
c)
anus
d)
esophagus
68.
Digestion in animals begins in the ______.
a)
intestines
b)
mouth
c)
stomach
d)
throat
69.
Predict the next digestive system organ in the following sequence: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, ______
a)
liver
b)
kidneys
c)
small intestines
d)
large intestines
70.
We think of our muscular system as the system that helps us move around.  It also functions on an internal level by helping food movement in the _____ and _____, both parts of the digestive system.
a)
stomach; liver
b)
stomach; pancreas
c)
stomach: gallbladder
d)
stomach; small intestines
71.
What is the short tube that stores solid waste until it is eliminated from the body through the anus?
a)
rectum
b)
liver
c)
esophagus
d)
stomach
72.
Which secondary organ produces insulin and other digestive juices to further break down the food in the small intestines?
a)
liver
b)
gallbladder
c)
mouth
d)
pancreas
73.
What is not a function of the digestive system?
a)
Create new foods
b)
Absorb water
c)
Process waste
74.
What is an example of chemical breakdown?
a)
Chewing
b)
Saliva
c)
Peristalsis
75.
What starts the process of chemical breakdown?
a)
Saliva
b)
Oxygen
c)
Hydrogen
76.
What pushes food from the mouth to the stomach?
a)
Stomach
b)
Gall bladder
c)
Esophagus
77.
What churns food and breaks it down further using strong acids?
a)
Stomach
b)
Salivary glands
c)
Liver
78.
What produces chemicals that break down fats, starches and proteins?
a)
Pulmonary artery
b)
Pancreas
c)
Pituitary gland 
79.
What stores bile?
a)
Colon
b)
Gall Bladder
c)
Small Intestine
80.
What produces the bile used to break down fats?
a)
Liver
b)
Large Intestine
c)
Mouth
81.
What absorbs water and minerals and holds waste?
a)
Large Intestine (Colon)
b)
Small Intestine
c)
Gall Bladder
82.
Where in the body would HCl be found?
a)
Mouth
b)
Esophagus
c)
Liver
d)
Stomach
83.
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
84.
Muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Peristalsis
c)
Stomach
d)
Esophagus
85.
Food does not pass through which of the following? 
a)
stomach
b)
liver
c)
esophagus
d)
mouth
86.

the bolus reaches the...

a)

stomach

b)

pancreas

c)

oesophagus

d)

mouth

87.

These juices break down food even further,

forming a thick mixture called chyme that is produced in the

a)
b)
c)
d)
88.

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

89.

Our body can easily absorb food without digesting it.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

How long does food usually stay in your stomach?

a)

5 minutes

b)

1 hour

c)

4 hours

d)

1 day

91.

In the small intestine...

a)

waste products pass through until they form solid faeces

b)

water is added to soften the food

c)

digested food is absorbed into the blood

d)

waste products leave the body

92.

Which organ helps to keep digested food until our body needs it?

a)

Lungs

b)

Liver

c)

Small intestine

d)

Large intestine

93.

This is a semi-liquid mixture of food & gastric juice that will enter the small intestine.

Spelling counts

(a)  

94.

This is the gastric juice in the stomach that breaks down protein into smaller pieces

(a)  

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