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Digestive and Excretory Systems

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Our mouth is involved in what type(s) of digestion?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Chemical

c)

BOTH mechanical and chemical

d)

None of these

2.

Connects the mouth to the esophagus

a)

Stomach

b)

Pharynx

c)

Larynx

d)

Pancreas

3.

The gallbladder stores excess...

a)

Melanin

b)

Fat

c)

Cholesterol

d)

Bile

4.

These allow both your stomach and bladder to expand.

a)

Pepsinogen

b)

Rugae

c)

Mucous

d)

Chyme

5.

Regularly sample your gut contents for pathogens

a)

Ileum

b)

Cecum

c)

Peyer's Patches

d)

Duodenum

6.

The appendix has been shown to...

a)

hold indigestible material

b)

secrete chyme

c)

do nothing

d)

be a reservoir of beneficial bacteria

7.

Corn is a fiber, which is a type of....

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Protein

c)

Mineral

d)

Vitamin

8.

LDLs are good cholesterol carriers.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Repeated ingestion of nonfood items

a)

Bulimia nervosa

b)

Anorexia nervosa

c)

Pica

10.

Who drank Helicobacter pylori?

a)

Steve Irwin

b)

Barry Marshall

c)

Lynn Marguilis

d)

Madeline Choi

11.

Small growths on the epithelial lining of the colon

a)

Inflammatory factors

b)

Mushrooms

c)

Constipation proteins

d)

Polyps

12.

Disease where your liver is infiltrated with fat & is gradually replaced with scar tissue

a)

Cirrhosis

b)

Bacteremia

c)

Pancreatitis

d)

Uremia

13.

The female reproductive system and excretory system are connected.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Muscle that allows us to hold/release urine

a)

External sphincter

b)

Internal sphincter

c)

Mucosa

d)

Rugae

15.

Functional unit of the kidney

a)

Osteoclast

b)

Melanocyte

c)

Nephron

d)

Osteocyte

16.

Part of urine formation where nutrients/salts are reabsorbed

a)

Tubular secretion

b)

Glomerular filtration

c)

Tubular reabsorption