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Digestive System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is the function of the digestive system?

a)

Ingest food and drink into the body

b)

Digest food to break down nutrients

c)

Assimilate the nutrients into building the body

d)

All of the above

2.

Where is the enzyme salivary amylase located?

a)

Liver

b)

Stomach

c)

Mouth

d)

Small intestine

3.

The long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach is called

a)

Esophagus

b)

Asparagus

c)

Intestine

d)

Trachea

4.

Waste that is undigested is...

a)

Assimilated

b)

Eliminated

c)

Absorbed

5.

Food passes through all these organs except _____

a)

Stomach

b)

Small intestine

c)

Esophagus

d)

Liver

6.

Each Villi contains an artery and vein to take _____ into blood

a)

oxygen

b)

nutrients

c)

waste

d)

carbon dioxide

7.

The stomach releases _____ to digest and break down food

a)

Hydrogen peroxide

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Hydrochloric acid

d)

Hydrolysis

8.

What is peristalsis?

a)

The process of moving food through the digestive system voluntarily

b)

The process of moving food through the digestive system involuntarily

c)

The process of moving food through the respiratory system involuntarily

d)

The process of moving food through the respiratory system voluntarily

9.

Which organ removes toxins from the blood

a)

Pancreas

b)

Kidney

c)

Gallbladder

d)

Liver

10.

What is a digestive enzyme used to break down proteins?

a)

Lactase

b)

Pepsin

c)

Lipase

d)

Maltase

11.

The thin projections found in the small intestine are called

a)

pilli

b)

villi

c)

milli

d)

billi

12.

Digestive enzymes help carbohydrates break down into

a)

glycogen

b)

amino acids

c)

triglycerides

d)

glucose

13.

Accessory organs are the

a)

mouth, stomach, pancreas

b)

liver, stomach, pancreas

c)

liver, pancreas, gallbladder

d)

gallbladder, small intestine, pancreas

14.

What is the job of the pancreas

a)

Release hormones to balance blood

b)

Release oxygen to balance blood

c)

Release nutrients to balance blood

15.

Ms. Lioukras is

a)

Amazing

b)

Incredible

c)

Hilarious

d)

By far the best person I've ever met