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U11.9-13 Lower GI Tract

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a function of the small intestine?

a)

Chemical digestion

b)

mechanical digestion

c)

absorption of water

d)

absorption of nutrients

2.

The area of the small intestine who's function is chemical digestion.

a)

jejunum

b)

duodenum

c)

ileum

d)

appendix

3.

The name of the millions of tiny finger-like folds on the lining of the small intestine.

a)

litheial folds

b)

chyme

c)

villi

d)

epitheial folds

4.

Why do the intestines have villi and microvilli?

a)

to decrease the surface area

b)

to protect the lining from stomach acids

c)

to increase the surface area

d)

the lining does not have villi

5.

What is the name of the substance stored in the gallbadder?

a)

vile

b)

bile

c)

nuclease

d)

lipase

6.

Which organ makes bile?

a)

stomach

b)

pancreas

c)

galldadder

d)

liver

7.

Which area of the small intestine are all the enzyme from the pancreas and gallbadder secreted into.

a)

large intestine

b)

small intestine duodenum

c)

stomach

d)

small intestine jejunum

8.

Which is not a function of the large intestine.

a)

absorption of water

b)

absorption of ions

c)

storeage of feces

d)

absorption of nutrients

9.
What is the primary function of the small intestine
a)
Absorption of water
b)
Absorption of nutrients
c)
Physical breakdown of food
d)
Storage of bile
10.

What is the only nutrient the stomach can hydrolyze?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

proteins

c)

lipids

d)

nucleic acids

11.

What structure allows chyme to pass into the small intestine?

a)

Gallbladder

b)

Pyloric Sphincter

c)

Stomach

d)

Pancreas

12.

What is the function of sodium bicarbonate?

a)

Increases the acidity of chyme

b)

Digests Carbohydrates

c)

To inactivate pepsin

d)

Destroys pathogens

13.

What are the accessory organs?

a)

Arms, legs, skull

b)

Liver , gallbladder, pancreas

c)

Heart, lungs, liver

d)

Liver, pancreas, appendix