WorksheetsThe Digestive System
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into small particles and molecules that your body can absorb and use is called
ingestion
elimination
digestion
absorption
The proteins that help break down large molecules into smaller molecules are
enzymes
saliva
bili
gastric juice
Food moves through the esophagus and the rest of the digestive tract by waves of muscle contractions called
peristalsis
homeostasis
sonar waves
tsunami waves
A thin, watery liquid that forms when food mixes with gastric juices
chyme
gastric juice
bolus
enzyme
A muscular tube that helps move food from the mouth to the stomach.
liver
intestine
esophagus
stomach
A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.
gastric juice
blood
acid
saliva
Which of the following answers correctly sequences the pathway food takes from the beginning to end?
mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine
mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine
mouth, stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine
Which organ makes bile to help break down fats?
liver
gallbladder
pancreas
Why doesn't the stomach digest itself with hydrochloric acid?
It is lined with villi to protect the lining of the stomach
the lining is covered with mucus to protect itself
the stomach wall becomes immune to the strong acid over time
the stomach walls are made of very thick skeletal muscle.
An incisor is located where in the mouth?
right side
back
left side
front
Solid waste eliminated by the body, specifically the digestive system.
feces
chyme
bolus
bile
Ball-like mixture of food and saliva formed by the mouth before swallowing.
bolus
chyme
bile
feces
Muscular sac located at the end of the large intestine that stores feces until it is ready to be eliminated from the body through the anus.
small intestine
colon
large intestine
rectum
Which one of the following is a simple sugar?
maltose
sucrose
glucose
starch
Fats are broken down into
amino acids
simple sugars
fatty acids
disaccharides
What is the middle portion of the small intestine called?
jejunum
ileum
duodenum
cecum
Duodenal ulcers appear in which of the following
stomach
small intestine
large intestine
esophagus
Choose all options that are an ACCESSORY organ.
mouth
esophagus
appendix
pancreas
rectum
Food is held in the stomach by the _________ _________.
pyloric detrusor
esophageal detrusor
esophageal sphincter
pyloric sphincter
The majority of chemical digestion occurs in the
stomach
large intestine
small intestine
The crown of the tooth is covered by which of the following?
cementum
enamel
dentin
fluoride
The outer-most layer of tissue on most organs in the digestive tract
serosa
mucosa
submucosa
muscularis
The enzyme amylase is the key to which conversion process
fatty acids and glycerol to fats
proteins to amino acids
starches to sugars
sugars to starches
