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digestive system

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does the digestive system start?

a)

The liver

b)

The throat

c)

The stomach

d)

The mouth

2.

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

a)

larynx

b)

trachea

c)

esophagus

d)

bronchioles

3.

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

a)

mechanical

b)

chemical

c)

both mechanical and chemical

4.

Where does the process of digestion begin?

a)

mouth

b)

esophagus

c)

stomach

d)

small intestine

5.

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

a)

amylase

b)

chyme

c)

pepsin

d)

bile

6.

Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

7.

What part of the digestive system mechanically and chemically breaks down food?

a)

mouth

b)

stomach

c)

both the mouth and stomach

8.

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

a)

teeth

b)

muscles of the stomach

c)

enzymes

9.

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

a)

swallowing

b)

peristalsis

c)

inertia contractions

d)

paralysis

10.

What does the pancreas do?

a)

produces digestive enzymes to break down proteins and fats

b)

produces sodium bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid

c)

regulates our blood sugar levels

d)

all answers are correct

11.

Which organ prevents food from entering the windpipe?

a)

The uvala

b)

The tongue

c)

The trachea

d)

The epiglottis

12.

The partly-digested food in the stomach leaves into

a)

The gullet

b)

The appendix

c)

The small intestine

d)

The large intestine

13.

The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract)includes all the following, EXCEPT

a)

Esophagus

b)

Liver

c)

Stomach

d)

Small intestine

14.

Where does the digestion of proteins take place?

a)

Mouth and stomach

b)

Stomach and small intestine

c)

Mouth and small intestine

d)

Mouth, stomach and small intestine

15.

Where does the digestion of carbohydrates take place?

a)

Mouth

b)

Mouth and Stomach

c)

Mouth and small Intestine

d)

Mouth and large intestine

e)

Stomach

16.

Where does the digestion of lipids take place?

a)

Stomach

b)

Stomach and small intestine

c)

Small intestine

d)

Mouth, stomach and small intestine

e)

Mouth and small intestine

17.

What is the aim of the digestion?

a)

Obtain matter and energy

b)

Obtain nutrients from food and break it down into small molecules, which are then absorbed

c)

Break down food into inorganic nutrients

d)

Obtain nutrients form food and transport it to the cells

18.

Which are the nutrients digested in the mouth?

a)

Carbohydrates and proteins

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Fats

e)

All the abov

19.

. Which are the nutrients digested in the stomach?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates and proteins

d)

Fats

e)

All the above

20.

Which are the nutrients digested in the small intestine?

a)

Carbohydrates and proteins

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates, proteins and lipids

d)

Lipids and proteins

e)

Lipids

21.

What is the enzyme contained in the saliva?

a)

Amylase

b)

Pepsine

c)

Hydrochloride acid

d)

Lipase

22.

Where is the bile stored?

a)

Liver

b)

Gall bladder

c)

Pancreas

d)

Small intestine

23.

Which is the nutrient that bile facilitates its digestion?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Protein and lipids

24.

Where is the bile produced?

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Salivary glands

d)

Gall bladder

25.

What is the function of the villi?

a)

To increase the absorption surface

b)

To digest the last nutrients

c)

To form feces

d)

To comb the small intestine

26.

What is the function of the large intestine?

a)

The absorption of water and some vitamins, formation and storage of faeces

b)

The absorption of nutrients

c)

The digestion of fats

d)

Transport the nutrients to the blood stream

27.

Which of the following answers correctly sequences the pathway food takes from the beginning to end?

a)

mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

b)

mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

c)

mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine

d)

mouth, stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine

28.

Which organ stores and releases bile?

a)

liver

b)

gallbladder

c)

pancreas

29.

What is the term given to a ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth?

a)

Peristalsis

b)

Mucus

c)

Epiglottis

d)

Bolus

30.

What is the acidic fluid that passes from the stomach following churning?

a)

Bolus

b)

Chyme

c)

Hydrochloric acid

d)

Enzymes

31.

What are these structures call that are found on the lining of the small intestine?

a)

Gallbladder

b)

Villi

c)

Sphincter

d)

Duodenum

32.
What type of digestion is done in the pharynx?
a)
mechanical
b)
chemical
c)
both
d)
neither
33.
Where is pepsinogen secreted?
a)
the mouth
b)
the stomach
c)
the pancreas
d)
the gall bladder
34.

Proteins break down to:

a)

fatty acids

b)

nucleic acids

c)

amino acids

d)

hydrochloric acids

35.
The innermost layer of the alimentary canal is...
a)
Submucosa
b)
Mucosa
c)
Muscularis externa
36.
This layer of the alimentary canal lies just beneath the mucosa and contains soft connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve endings and lymphatics
a)
Mucosa
b)
Muscularis
c)
Submucosa
37.
What membrane holds the small intestine in a folded position?
a)
greater omentum
b)
mesentery
c)
lesser omentum
d)
falciform ligament
38.
#2 - saliva gland (under the jaw)
a)
submandibular
b)
parotid
c)
sublingual
39.
#3 - saliva gland (under the tongue)
a)
sublingual
b)
submandibular
c)
parotid
40.
#1 - Saliva gland 
a)
parotid
b)
submandibular
c)
sublingual
41.

Pancreatic lipase breaks fats down into two digestive products

a)

free fatty acids and monosaccharides

b)

free fatty acids and triglycerides

c)

free fatty acids and monoglycerides

d)

monosaccharides and triglycerides

42.

All following fact about digestion of fats are true EXCEPT

a)

fats enter the endoplasmic reticulum once absorbed

b)

digested fats enter the lymphatic system before entering the bloodstream

c)

fats are first coated with proteins before exiting the epithelial cell

d)

fats are reassembled in the muscular cells of the stomach

43.

After digestion, fats enter the lymphatic capillaries called

a)

lacteals

b)

chylomicrons

c)

vili

d)

brush border

44.

Where does fat digestion take place

a)

stomach

b)

small intestine and the stomach

c)

mouth and the stomach

d)

small and large intestine

e)

small intestine

45.

what best defines bile salts

a)

emulsifier

b)

fat digesting enzyme

c)

lipid transporter

d)

synthesizer of lipids

46.

Lipids are important in constructing

a)

cellular transporters

b)

ATP

c)

cell membranes

d)

hormones

e)

collagen

47.

Chylomicrons are ______ that coat triglycerides and aid in digestion of lipids

a)

proteins

b)

fatty acids

c)

monosaccharides

d)

glycols

48.

Carbohydrates are broken down in the small intestine by which of the following?

a)

pancreatic amylase

b)

salivary amylase

c)

peptidase

d)

lipase

49.

The small intestine can most easily absorb which of the following

a)

disaccharides

b)

polysaccharides

c)

monosaccharides

d)

starch

e)

fiber