WorksheetsHow the digestive system works.
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
The smell of food triggers the salivary _____________ to produce saliva.
bands
glands
juice
teeth
What is the function of glands?
To release fluids to be used by the body.
To store the stool.
To chew up food into bite-sized pieces.
Helps mix food and saliva.
The mouth is ...
where gastric juices are made.
part of the small intestine.
the entry point for food.
the place where stools are stored.
How do the teeth help with digestion?
Tear, cut and grind food into smaller pieces.
Help dissolve food.
push food into the oesophagus .
Teeth are for smiling and not used to digest food.
What is the function of the Tongue.
A muscular tube which forms the path from the mouth to the stomach.
Tear, cut and grind food into smaller pieces.
Produces bile which is a liquid that helps to break down and absorb fats.
Helps mix the food and saliva.
What is the function of the oesophagus?
Entry point for food and where saliva mixes with food.
Tear, cut and grind food into smaller pieces.
A muscular tube which forms the path from the mouth to the stomach.
Produces enzymes to break down fats, proteins and carbohydrates.
Glands line the ______________ and produce acid and enzymes which breaks the food down further. Muscles in the ________________ mix the food. (Choose one word that fits both)
anus
mouth
teeth
stomach
What is the function of the liver?
Produces bile which is a liquid that helps to break down and absorb fats.
Produces stools which is then excreted from the body.
A muscular tube which forms the path from the mouth to the stomach.
Helps mix the food and saliva.
Function: This organ releases bile into the duodenum when needed.
tongue
heart
stomach
gallbladder
What is the function of the pancreas?
Produces saliva to help chew food before swallowing.
It is a muscle used to mix up food in the stomach.
Produces enzymes to break down fats, proteins and carbohydrates. It then releases them into the duodenum.
Tear, cut and grind food into smaller pieces.
The ___________________________ is the first part of the small intestine. Here, food is broken down by bile from the gallbladder and enzymes from the pancreas.
diddidodium
duodenum
doddyidium
daddydidium
What is the function of the small intestine?
The small intestine absorbs nutrients from the food and passes any leftover broken down food to the large intestine.
The small intestine is where stools are stored.
The small intestine releases fluids to be used by the body.
The small intestine is where food is mixed with liquid and churned up.
The _______________ intestine connects the small intestine to the rectum. It absorbs water from waste food. Forms stool from waste food.
small intestine
medium intestine
tiny intestine
large intestine
The _______________ stores stools passed to it from the large intestine. It makes brain aware of need to go to the toilet.
rectum
stomach
liver
mouth
The function of the anus is to...
Release the stool - it is the end of the digestive process.
Store stools passed to it from the large intestine and it makes brain aware of need to go to the toilet.
chew food.
produce liquids to be used by the body.
