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digestive system

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

when we we eat food where does it goes first

a)

mouth

b)

lungs

c)

liver

d)

small intestine

2.

after eating food what makes it small pieces

a)

salaiva

b)

mouth

c)

teeth

d)

lungs

3.

here shows an image so after eating food it directly goes to mouth after going to the mouth were does it goes

a)

lungs

b)

brain

c)

saliva

d)

food pipe or esophagus

4.

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

a)

teeth

b)

muscles of the stomach

c)

enzymes

d)

peristalsis

5.
The muscular organ in the body where chemical and mechanical digestion take place.
a)
pancreas
b)
liver
c)
stomach
d)
esophagus
6.

what does salaiva do

a)

The food pipe (oesophagus) is part of your digestive system. It is the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach.

b)

salaiva help us to make food into small pieces

c)

salava helps us to digest food

d)

Saliva contains special enzymes that help digest the starches in your food.

7.

Which of these is NOT a function of the digestive system?

a)

breaks down food

b)

absorbs nutrients

c)

eliminates waste

d)

takes oxygen to body cells

8.

The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood.

a)

absorption

b)

digestion

c)

peristalsis

d)

villi

9.

absorbs nutrients

a)

stomach

b)

small intestine

c)

large intestine

d)

liver

10.

absorbs water

a)

small intestine

b)

stomach

c)

villi

d)

large intestine

11.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Esophagus

b)

Appendix

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Stomach

12.

Which organ releases digestive enzymes into the small intestine?

a)

pancreas

b)

small intestine

c)

esophagus

d)

salivary glands

13.

What organ is responsible for the majority of the absoption that occurs in the digestive system?

a)

large intestine

b)

small intestine

c)

stomach

d)

oral cavity

14.

The teeth and tongue of the oral cavity break foodstuff down physically. This is an example of

a)

mechanical digestion

b)

chemical digestion

c)

absorption

d)

peristalsis

15.

Which of the following is an accessory organ of the digestive system?

a)

stomach

b)

small intestine

c)

esophagus

d)

liver

16.

Which organ stores and releases bile?

a)

liver

b)

gallbladder

c)

pancreas

17.

Which organ makes bile?

a)

liver

b)

gallbladder

c)

pancreas

18.

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

a)

swallowing

b)

peristalsis

c)

inertia contractions

d)

paralysis

19.

mechanical digestion happens here

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

esophagus

d)

pancreas

20.

Why do we eat?

a)

To get the nutrients we need to survive.

b)

So we can gain weight.

c)

Because we enjoy it.

d)

To get carbon dioxide and oxygen.

21.

The partly-digested food in the stomach leaves to enter

a)

The gullet

b)

The appendix

c)

The small intestine

d)

The large intestine

22.

Which organ prevents food from entering the windpipe?

a)

The uvala

b)

The tongue

c)

The trachea

d)

The epiglottis

23.
Where does the digestion of starch begin?
a)
esophagus
b)
small intestine
c)
stomach
d)
mouth
24.

Chewing is an example of what type of digestion?

a)

Dental

b)

Fragmentary

c)

Chemical

d)

Mechanical

25.

Which digestive system organ is this?

a)

pancreas

b)

esophagus

c)

stomach

d)

liver

26.
The place where waste is stored before it leaves the body.
a)
rectum
b)
anus
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
27.

What tube moves food from the back of your throat to the stomach?

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Pharynx

c)

Esophagus

28.

Your food can spend up to this long in the small intestine:

a)

4 minutes

b)

4 hours

c)

4 months

29.
What is an example of chemical breakdown?
a)
Chewing
b)
Saliva
c)
Peristalsis
30.
Which of these is a disorder of the Digestive system?
a)
Allergies
b)
Flu
c)
Ulcer
31.
What begins the process of mechanical breakdown?
a)
the mouth
b)
the esophagus
c)
the pancreas
32.
What begins the process of chemical breakdown?
a)
Liver
b)
Salivary glands
c)
Colon
33.
What starts the process of chemical breakdown?
a)
Saliva
b)
Oxygen
c)
Hydrogen
34.
What pushes food from the mouth to the stomach?
a)
Stomach
b)
Gall bladder
c)
Esophagus
35.
Where does most digestion occur?
a)
Stomach
b)
Salivary gland
c)
Small intestine
36.
What stores bile?
a)
Colon
b)
Gall Bladder
c)
Small Intestine
37.
What produces chemicals that break down fats, starches and proteins?
a)
Pulmonary artery
b)
Pancreas
c)
Pituitary gland 
38.
What absorbs water and minerals and holds waste?
a)
Large Intestine (Colon)
b)
Small Intestine
c)
Gall Bladder
39.
What is the Nephron?
a)
Causes buildup in the stomach acid
b)
Regulates the concentration of water and soluble substances by filtering the blood
c)
Creates muscular contractions to move the food
40.
What is the function of the Ureter?
a)
Carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
b)
Tiny finger-like projections in the Small Intestine
c)
Absorbs water and minerals and holds waste
41.
What is the function of the bladder?
a)
Push out excess waste
b)
Create and absorb excess waste to be regulated
c)
Collect urine from the kidneys before disposal by urination
42.
What is the urethra?
a)
The tube that allows urine to pass out of the body
b)
Collects urine from the kidneys
c)
Carries urine to the urinary bladder
43.

The process of breaking down food into usable material for the body is called ?

a)

Digestion

b)

Eliminating Waste

c)

Mouth

d)

Esophagus

44.

The first step of digestion is ?

a)

Digestion

b)

Eliminating Waste

c)

Mouth

d)

Esophagus

45.

Food is crushed by your _______ as you chew.

a)

Digestion

b)

Teeth

c)

Mouth

d)

Esophagus

46.

Food is crushed by your _______ as you chew.

a)

Digestion

b)

Teeth

c)

Mouth

d)

Esophagus

47.

___________ makes saliva that begin the break down the food.

a)

Salivary Glands

b)

Teeth

c)

Mouth

d)

Esophagus

48.

Food passes through this area into the esophagus.

a)

Salivary Glands

b)

Teeth

c)

Pharynx

d)

Esophagus

49.

food moves through the _________ towards the stomach

a)

Salivary Glands

b)

Teeth

c)

Pharynx

d)

Esophagus

50.

contraction of the muscles (__________________) moves the food from the esophagus towards the stomach

a)

Salivary Glands

b)

Teeth

c)

Peristalsis

d)

Esophagus

51.

Glands in your stomach lining make ___________ and ________ that break down food.

a)

Salivary Glands and Teeth

b)

Teeth and Mouth

c)

Stomach Acid and Enzymes

d)

Esophagus & Stomach

52.

___________ makes enzymes that break down carbs, fats, and proteins and then delivers the digestive juice to the small intestines through small tubes called ducts.

a)

Pancreas

b)

Teeth

c)

Stomach Acid

d)

Esophagus

53.

___________ makes a digestive juice called bile that helps digest fats and some vitamins.

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Stomach

d)

Esophagus

54.

The first step of digestion is ?

a)

Digestion

b)

Eliminating Waste

c)

Mouth

d)

Esophagus

55.

___________ makes saliva that begin the break down the food.

a)

Salivary Glands

b)

Teeth

c)

Mouth

d)

Esophagus

56.

Food passes through this area into the esophagus.

a)

Salivary Glands

b)

Teeth

c)

Pharynx

d)

Esophagus

57.

food moves through the _________ towards the stomach

a)

Salivary Glands

b)

Teeth

c)

Pharynx

d)

Esophagus

58.

contraction of the muscles (__________________) moves the food from the esophagus towards the stomach

a)

Salivary Glands

b)

Teeth

c)

Peristalsis

d)

Esophagus

59.

Glands in your stomach lining make ___________ and ________ that break down food.

a)

Salivary Glands and Teeth

b)

Teeth and Mouth

c)

Stomach Acid and Enzymes

d)

Esophagus & Stomach

60.

___________ makes enzymes that break down carbs, fats, and proteins and then delivers the digestive juice to the small intestines through small tubes called ducts.

a)

Pancreas

b)

Teeth

c)

Stomach Acid

d)

Esophagus

61.

___________ makes a digestive juice called bile that helps digest fats and some vitamins.

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Stomach

d)

Esophagus

62.

___________ carry bile from your liver to your gallbladder for storage, or to the small intestine for use.

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Bile Ducts

d)

Esophagus

63.

___________ stores bile between meals

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Stomach

d)

Gallbladder

64.

___________ makes all digestive juices and moves water from your bloodstream to complete the break down of proteins, carbs, and fats.

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Gallbladder

65.

___________ living in the small intestine make some of the enzymes needed to digest carbs.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Pancreas

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Gallbladder

66.

___________ removes more water from the digested material and pushes it into your bloodstream.

a)

Large Intestines

b)

Pancreas

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Gallbladder

67.

Bacteria in your large intestine help break down remaining nutrients and make ___________

a)

Vitamin K

b)

Vitamin B

c)

Water

d)

Food

68.

Waste products of digestion, including parts of food still too large, become ___________

a)

Vitamin K

b)

Stool

c)

Water

d)

Food

69.

The final step of digestion is ____________. Stool is stored here until it is released during a bowel movement.

a)

Rectum

b)

Stool

c)

Water

d)

Food

70.

Which is the correct order of the Levels of Organization?

a)

Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System

b)

Tissue, Organ System, Cell, Organ

c)

Organ System, Organ, Tissue, Cell

d)

Organ, Tissue, Cell, Organ System

71.

Which is the correct order of the Levels of Organization?

a)

Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System

b)

Tissue, Organ System, Cell, Organ

c)

Organ System, Organ, Tissue, Cell

d)

Organ, Tissue, Cell, Organ System

72.

Which is the correct order of the pathway of digestion?

a)

Mouth, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Rectum

b)

Rectum, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Stomach, Mouth

c)

Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Mouth, Rectum Stomach

73.

Which is the correct order of the pathway of digestion?

a)

Mouth, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Rectum

b)

Rectum, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Stomach, Mouth

c)

Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Mouth, Rectum Stomach

74.

Which is the correct order of the pathway of digestion?

a)

Mouth, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Rectum

b)

Rectum, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Stomach, Mouth

c)

Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Mouth, Rectum Stomach

75.

Part of the digestive system that food is stored and partially digested before it enters the small intestine

a)

stomach

b)

large intestine

c)

liver

d)

rectum

76.

Organ in the digestive system that completes digestion and absorbs nutrients

a)

small intestine

b)

large intestine

c)

rectum

d)

stomach

77.

Organ in the digestive system that completes digestion and absorbs nutrients

a)

small intestine

b)

large intestine

c)

rectum

d)

stomach

78.

Part of the digestive system where water is absorbed from solid waste

a)

stomach

b)

rectum

c)

large intestine

d)

small intestine

79.

Organ in the digestive system that has many functions including producing bile, breaking down toxins and wastes.

a)

liver

b)

pancreas

c)

small intestine

d)

gall bladder

80.

Sac-like organ that stores bile

a)

gall bladder

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

stomach

81.

Tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach

a)

trachea

b)

esophagus

c)

pancreas

d)

small intestine

82.

Tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach

a)

trachea

b)

esophagus

c)

pancreas

d)

small intestine

83.

The body system that breaks down food into tiny pieces so that the body's cells can use it for energy.

a)

Digestive system

b)

Nervous system

c)

Skeletal system

d)

Circulatory system

84.

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

a)

liver

b)

intestine

c)

esophagus

d)

stomach

85.

An organ of the digestive system that removes nutrients and water from digested food. You have a large one and a small one.

a)

stomach

b)

esophagus

c)

liver

d)

intestine

86.

A muscular organ in the body where chemical digestion takes place.

a)

stomach

b)

esophagus

c)

mouth

d)

intestine

87.

A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

a)

gastric juice

b)

blood

c)

acid

d)

saliva

88.

A process by which the body breaks down food so that it can be used for energy.

a)

circulation

b)

digestion

c)

respiration

d)

sleep

89.

Part of the digestive system that takes food into the body.

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

mouth

d)

esophagus

90.

What is the path of the digestive system

a)

mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

b)

mouth, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, esophagus

c)

esophagus, large intestine, stomach, small intestine, mouth

91.

The function of the large intestine is to...

a)

absorb food.

b)

bring oxygen into the body.

c)

bring carbon dioxide to the heart.

d)

absorb water.

92.

Which organ of the digestive system passes nutrients into the blood stream?

a)

pancreas

b)

large intestine

c)

mouth

d)

small intestine

93.
The function of the digestive system is
a)
Breakdown foods
b)
Absorb nutrients
c)
Eliminate waste
d)
All of the above
94.
The mouth has 2 different types of digestion.  They are
a)
Physical and Elemental
b)
Mechanical and heat
c)
Mechanical and chemical
d)
Acidic and motion
95.
A substance that an organism needs in order to surive and grow is a . . .
a)
NUTRIENT
b)
CELL
c)
FUNCTION
d)
NUCLEUS
96.
Small muscular pouch responsible for storing bile
a)
pancreas
b)
mechanical
c)
amylase
d)
gallbladder
97.
Muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Peristalsis
c)
Stomach
d)
Esophagus
98.
The liver produces this substance that helps to break down fats.
a)
Enzymes
b)
Sugars
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
Bile
99.

The process by which an organism breaks down its food into small units that can be absorbed by the body

a)

digestion

b)

macronutrients

c)

peristalsis

d)

indigestion

100.

The small flap of cartilage that covers the larynx

a)

large intestine

b)

sphincter

c)

premolars

d)

epiglottis