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The Digestive System

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into small particles and molecules that your body can absorb and use is called

a)

ingestion

b)

elimination

c)

digestion

d)

absorption

2.

The proteins that help break down large molecules into smaller molecules are

a)

enzymes

b)

saliva

c)

bili

d)

gastric juice

3.

Food moves through the esophagus and the rest of the digestive tract by waves of muscle contractions called

a)

peristalsis

b)

homeostasis

c)

sonar waves

d)

tsunami waves

4.

A thin, watery liquid that forms when food mixes with gastric juices

a)

chyme

b)

gastric juice

c)

bolus

d)

enzyme

5.

A muscular tube that helps move food from the mouth to the stomach.

a)

liver

b)

intestine

c)

esophagus

d)

stomach

6.

A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

a)

gastric juice

b)

blood

c)

acid

d)

saliva

7.

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

8.

Which organ makes bile to help break down fats?

a)

liver

b)

gallbladder

c)

pancreas

9.

Why doesn't the stomach digest itself with hydrochloric acid?

a)

It is lined with villi to protect the lining of the stomach

b)

the lining is covered with mucus to protect itself

c)

the stomach wall becomes immune to the strong acid over time

d)

the stomach walls are made of very thick skeletal muscle.

10.

An incisor is located where in the mouth?

a)

right side

b)

back

c)

left side

d)

front

11.
Which of the following is NOT a macronutrient? 
a)
carbohydrate
b)
fat
c)
vitamins
d)
protein
12.
One function of the liver is to secrete bile into the gall bladder. 
a)
True
b)
False
13.

Solid waste eliminated by the body, specifically the digestive system.

a)

feces

b)

chyme

c)

bolus

d)

bile

14.

Ball-like mixture of food and saliva formed by the mouth before swallowing.

a)

bolus

b)

chyme

c)

bile

d)

feces

15.

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.

a)

small intestine

b)

colon

c)

large intestine

d)

rectum

16.

Which one of the following is a simple sugar?

a)

maltose

b)

sucrose

c)

glucose

d)

starch

17.

Fats are broken down into

a)

amino acids

b)

simple sugars

c)

fatty acids

d)

disaccharides

18.

What is the middle portion of the small intestine called?

a)

jejunum

b)

ileum

c)

duodenum

d)

cecum

19.

Duodenal ulcers appear in which of the following

a)

stomach

b)

small intestine

c)

large intestine

d)

esophagus

20.

Choose all options that are an ACCESSORY organ.

a)

mouth

b)

esophagus

c)

appendix

d)

pancreas

e)

rectum

21.

Food is held in the stomach by the _________ _________.

a)

pyloric detrusor

b)

esophageal detrusor

c)

esophageal sphincter

d)

pyloric sphincter

22.

The majority of chemical digestion occurs in the

a)

stomach

b)

large intestine

c)

small intestine

23.

The crown of the tooth is covered by which of the following?

a)

cementum

b)

enamel

c)

dentin

d)

fluoride

24.

The outer-most layer of tissue on most organs in the digestive tract

a)

serosa

b)

mucosa

c)

submucosa

d)

muscularis

25.

The enzyme amylase is the key to which conversion process

a)

fatty acids and glycerol to fats

b)

proteins to amino acids

c)

starches to sugars

d)

sugars to starches