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Digestive System Diagram

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“throat” that is a passageway for food and air

a)

pharynx

b)

larynx

c)

esophagus

d)

stomach

2.

Produces bile that breaks down lipids

a)

gall bladder

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

stomach

3.

stores bile

a)

gall bladder

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

stomach

4.

Produce bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid and produces lipases, proteases, and amylase to breakdown lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates.

a)

gall bladder

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

stomach

5.

Place where food enters & mechanical digestion begins

a)

oral cavity

b)

stomach

c)

duodenum

d)

large intestine

6.

Muscle opens to release chyme into the duodenum of the small intestine

a)

pyloric sphincter

b)

cardiac sphincter

c)

anal sphincter

d)

oral sphincter

7.

Last part of the large intestine that stores feces until a bowel movement.

a)

rectum

b)

anus

c)

cecum

d)

colon

8.

3rd part of the small intestine that contains villi and microvilli for nutrient absorption into the blood

a)

jejunum

b)

duodenum

c)

colon

d)

ileum

9.

2nd part of the small intestine that contains villi and microvilli for nutrient absorption into the blood

a)

jejunum

b)

duodenum

c)

colon

d)

ileum

10.

Performs mechanical digestion by breaking down food and increasing surface area

a)

teeth

b)

soft palate

c)

hard palate

d)

tongue

11.

Produces amylase to begin carbohydrate digestion

a)

duodenum

b)

soft palate

c)

hard palate

d)

tongue

e)

salivary glands

12.

Tubes that transport bile from the gall bladder into the duodenum

a)

bile duct

b)

duodenum

c)

cardiac sphincter

d)

hepatic duct

13.

First part of the small intestine that digests lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates

a)

jejunum

b)

duodenum

c)

colon

d)

ileum

14.

Muscular tube that carries a bolus from the pharynx into the stomach

a)

cardiac sphincter

b)

larynx

c)

esophagus

d)

stomach

15.

Opens to allow a bolus to enter the stomach & prevent food from going back into the esophagus

a)

pyloric sphincter

b)

cardiac sphincter

c)

anal sphincter

d)

oral sphincter

16.

Temporarily stores food, release hydrochloric acid and pepsin to break down protein.

a)

stomach

b)

cecum

c)

duodenum

d)

jejunum

17.

A muscular organ that positions food for chewing, mixes food with saliva, and pushes a bolus of food down the pharynx.

a)

tongue

b)

salivary glands

c)

soft palate

d)

epiglottis

18.

Stores food waste, reabsorbs water, and houses bacteria that produces vitamin B & K

a)

stomach

b)

colon/large intestine

c)

duodenum

d)

cecum

19.

First part of the large intestine

a)

stomach

b)

colon/large intestine

c)

duodenum

d)

cecum

20.

Vestigial structure that has no vital role, it is easily infected and causes appendicitis

a)

cecum

b)

colon

c)

appendix

d)

rectum

21.

Sphincter that regulates the release of feces from the rectum to the outside of the body

a)

pyloric sphincter

b)

cardiac sphincter

c)

anal sphincter (anus)

d)

oral sphincter

22.

Lifts during swallowing to prevent food from entering the nasal passage

a)

tongue

b)

salivary glands

c)

soft palate

d)

epiglottis

23.

Covers the trachea during swallowing to prevent food from entering the respiratory system

a)

tongue

b)

salivary glands

c)

soft palate

d)

epiglottis

24.

a)

oral cavity

b)

tongue

c)

teeth

d)

salivary glands

e)

soft palate

25.

a)

oral cavity

b)

tongue

c)

teeth

d)

salivary glands

e)

soft palate

26.

a)

oral cavity

b)

tongue

c)

teeth

d)

salivary glands

e)

soft palate

27.

a)

oral cavity

b)

tongue

c)

teeth

d)

salivary glands

e)

soft palate

28.

a)

oral cavity

b)

tongue

c)

teeth

d)

salivary glands

e)

soft palate

29.

a)

epiglottis

b)

pharynx

c)

teeth

d)

salivary glands

e)

soft palate

30.

a)

epiglottis

b)

pharynx

c)

teeth

d)

salivary glands

e)

soft palate

31.

a)

pyloric sphincter

b)

bile duct

c)

esophagus

d)

gall bladder

e)

liver

32.

a)

pyloric sphincter

b)

bile duct

c)

esophagus

d)

gall bladder

e)

liver

33.

a)

pyloric sphincter

b)

bile duct

c)

esophagus

d)

gall bladder

e)

liver

34.

a)

pyloric sphincter

b)

bile duct

c)

duodenum

d)

cardiac sphincter

e)

stomach

35.

a)

pyloric sphincter

b)

bile duct

c)

duodenum

d)

cardiac sphincter

e)

stomach

36.

a)

pyloric sphincter

b)

bile duct

c)

duodenum

d)

cardiac sphincter

e)

stomach

37.

a)

pyloric sphincter

b)

bile duct

c)

duodenum

d)

cardiac sphincter

e)

stomach

38.

a)

pyloric sphincter

b)

bile duct

c)

duodenum

d)

cardiac sphincter

e)

stomach

39.

a)

pancreas

b)

jejunum

c)

ilium

d)

colon/large intestine

e)

stomach

40.

a)

pancreas

b)

jejunum

c)

ilium

d)

colon/large intestine

e)

stomach

41.

a)

pancreas

b)

jejunum

c)

ilium

d)

colon/large intestine

e)

stomach

42.

a)

appendix

b)

anus

c)

rectum

d)

colon/large intestine

e)

cecum

43.

a)

appendix

b)

anus

c)

rectum

d)

colon/large intestine

e)

cecum

44.

a)

appendix

b)

anus

c)

rectum

d)

colon/large intestine

e)

cecum

45.

a)

appendix

b)

anus

c)

rectum

d)

colon/large intestine

e)

cecum

46.

a)

appendix

b)

anus

c)

rectum

d)

colon/large intestine

e)

cecum