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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is organ R?

(a)  

2.

What is organ L?

(a)  

3.

What is organ J?

(a)  

4.

Define the term ingestion

a)

The movement of nutrients from the digestive system into the blood

b)

The removal of undigested food from the body

c)

The breaking down of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules

d)

The taking in of nutrients.

5.

Define the term digestion

a)

The movement of nutrients from the digestive system into the blood

b)

The removal of undigested food from the body

c)

The breaking down of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules

d)

The taking in of nutrients.

6.

What gland produces amylase?

a)

Liver

b)

Gall bladder

c)

Salivary gland

d)

stomach

7.

Define the term mechanical digestion

a)

The breaking down of large food molecules by the use of enzymes.

b)

The physical break down of food done by the teeth or the muscles in the stomach.

8.

What word is used to describe food which has been mixed with saliva.

a)

Chyme

b)

Bolus

c)

Churning

d)

Mucus

9.

What is the pH in the stomach?

a)

pH 1-2

b)

pH 3-4

c)

pH 11-12

d)

ph 13-14

10.

What part of the small intestine does the digestion of nutrients finish?

a)

Ilium

b)

Duodenum

c)

Gall Bladder

d)

Liver

11.

What is absorbed into the blood from the large intestine?

a)

Digested nutrients

b)

Fibre

c)

Water

d)

Chyme

12.

What is the role of bile in digestion?

a)

Emulsifies fat

b)

Kills bacteria

c)

Acidifies stomach acid

d)

Turns food into a bolus

13.

What is the job of the pancreas in digestion?

a)

Produces acid

b)

Produces bile

c)

Produces digestive enzymes

d)

Produces chyme

14.

Where does absorption occur?

a)

Stomach

b)

Duodenum

c)

Ilium

d)

Liver