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Digestive System Board Game Cards

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 14hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...
a)
Mechanical Digestion
b)
Chemical Digestion
2.
Bile is made by which digestive organ?
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Stomach
c)
Rectum
d)
Liver
3.
Nutrients from digested food are absorbed in which digestive organ?
a)
Small Intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Large Intestine
d)
Gallbladder
4.
Which organ pushes food down to the stomach?
a)
Mouth
b)
Esophagus
c)
Rectum
d)
Large intestine
5.
As waste moves through the digestive system, the ______ absorbs water before storing waste in the rectum.
a)
Small intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Esophagus
d)
Large intestine
6.
A short tube at the end of the large intestine that stores solid waste is the...
a)
Anus
b)
Rectum
7.
Bile is stored in which secondary digestive organ?
a)
Stomach
b)
Liver
c)
Gallbladder
d)
Pancreas
8.
What is the substance found in the stomach that allows for chemical digestion to take place?
a)
Gastric Juices
b)
Saliva
c)
Bile
9.
What is the definition for ingestion?
a)
Breaking down food into smaller nutrients
b)
Getting rid of waste products
c)
Getting food into our bodies
d)
Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them
10.
What is the definition for digestion?
a)
Breaking down food into smaller nutrients
b)
Getting rid of waste products
c)
Getting food into our bodies
d)
Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them
11.
What is the definition for absorption?
a)
Breaking down food into smaller nutrients
b)
Getting rid of waste products
c)
Getting food into our bodies
d)
Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them
12.
What is the definition for elimination?
a)
Breaking down food into smaller nutrients
b)
Getting rid of waste products
c)
Getting food into our bodies
d)
Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them
13.
Where does the digestion of starch begin?
a)
esophagus
b)
small intestine
c)
stomach
d)
mouth
14.
Where are nutrients absorbed into the blood?
a)
esophagus
b)
small intestine
c)
stomach
d)
mouth
15.
The organ where food is mashed and then broken down by acids?
a)
esophagus
b)
small intestine
c)
stomach
d)
mouth
16.
The organ where food doesn't pass through but it does break down fats and detoxify poisons?
a)
liver
b)
small intestine
c)
stomach
d)
large intestine
17.
Enzymes and acids are examples of 
a)
mechanical digestion
b)
chemical digestion
18.
Number 2 is pointing to the ...
a)
Esophagus
b)
Rectum
c)
Small Intestine
d)
Stomach
19.
Number 3 is pointing to the ...
a)
Esophagus
b)
Rectum
c)
Small Intestine
d)
Stomach
20.
Number 6 is pointing to the ...
a)
Esophagus
b)
Rectum
c)
Small Intestine
d)
Stomach
21.
Number 4 is pointing to the ...
a)
Large intestine
b)
Rectum
c)
Small Intestine
d)
Stomach
22.
Number 5 is pointing to the ...
a)
Large intestine
b)
Rectum
c)
Small Intestine
d)
Stomach
23.
What is the correct order in which food passes through the digestive system?
a)
mouth>stomach>large intestine>small intestine
b)
esophagus>sm intestine>stomach>lg intestine
c)
stomach>sm intestine>esophagus>mouth
d)
mouth>esophagus>stomach>sm intestine>lg intestine
24.
The substances in food that your body needs to grow, have energy, and stay healthy are called?
a)
Nutrients
b)
Proteins
c)
Vitamins
d)
Carbohydrates
25.
Which nutrient is the number one energy source for the body?
a)
Grains
b)
Vegetables
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
Vitamins
26.
Which nutrient helps rebuild and repair muscles?
a)
Dairy
b)
Sodium
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
Protein
27.
Which nutrient insulates the body against the cold and protects internal organs?
a)
Proteins
b)
Fats
c)
Minerals
d)
Nutrients
28.
Which nutrient helps control body functions such as digestion, metabolism, and wound healing?
a)
Vitamins
b)
Minerals
c)
Water
d)
Vegetables
29.
Which nutrient carries nutrients and oxygen throughout the body?
a)
Dairy
b)
Minerals
c)
Protein
d)
Water
30.
Which nutrient contributes to water balance, metabolism, and muscle function?
a)
Protein
b)
Minerals
c)
Water
d)
Vitamins
31.
Salt is also known as....
a)
Sugar
b)
Sodium
c)
Lodium
d)
Rodium
32.

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

33.

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

34.

absorbs water

a)

small intestine

b)

stomach

c)

villi

d)

large intestine

35.

produces enzymes that break down food

a)

liver

b)

pancreas

c)

gall bladder

d)

stomach

36.

The pancreas, liver, and gallbladder are known as...

a)

accessory organs

b)

the digestive tract

c)

acid makers

d)

digestion helpers

37.

waves of muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.

a)

digestion

b)

absorption

c)

peristalsis

d)

villi

38.

finger-like projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients

a)

digestion

b)

absorption

c)

peristalsis

d)

villi

39.

Which organ stores bile?

a)

gall bladder

b)

villi

c)

pancreas

d)

liver

40.

A disease in which stomach acid goes up into the esophagus causing burning pain and sometimes ulcers.

a)

celiac disease

b)

GERD (acid reflux)

c)

appendicitus

d)

diarhea

41.

When the pancreas does not make enough insulin to break down glucose.

a)

Diabetes

b)

Cancer

c)

Appendicitis

d)

Acid Reflux

42.
A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.
a)
pepsin
b)
pepsi
c)
saliva
d)
salty
43.
Which is NOT a function of the Digestive System?
a)
To rid the body of solid waste
b)
Absorb nutrients for energy & growth
c)
Break down nutrients from food
d)
Pump blood around the body
44.
What is the substance found in the stomach that allows for chemical digestion to take place?
a)
Gastric Juices
b)
Saliva
c)
Bile
45.

ONCE FOOD IS BROKEN DOWN CHEMICALLY, IT IS TURNED INTO:

a)

BOLUS

b)

CHYME

46.

ONCE FOOD IS BREAKING DOWN MECHANICALLY, IT TURNS INTO:

a)

CHYME

b)

BOLUS

47.

Which organs help with the absorption of nutrients?

a)

Pancreas, liver, and gall bladder

b)

Liver, heart, and spleen

c)

Kidneys, liver, and bladder

48.

The large intestine measures about:

a)

5 feet long

b)

10 feet long

c)

3 feet long

49.

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

a)

4 minutes

b)

4 hours

c)

4 months

50.

You can help your digestive system by:

a)

drinking water and eating healthy food

b)

reading about nutrition

c)

eating less

51.

Why is it important to keep your digestive system healthy?

a)

because it helps you breathe

b)

because it helps your body absorb nutrients

c)

because it helps your blood circulate properly throughout the body.

52.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Gall Bladder

b)

Small intestine

c)

Pancreas

d)

Liver

53.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Small intestine

b)

Large intestine

c)

Stomach

d)

Liver

54.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Stomach

b)

Pancreas

c)

Liver

d)

Gall bladder

55.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Esophagus

b)

Stomach

c)

Salivary glands

d)

Mouth

56.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Gall Bladder

c)

Stomach

d)

Liver

57.

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

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