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The digests system

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

What is the correct order of digestion?

a)

Mouth - stomach - esophagus - Large intestine - Small intestine - anus - rectum

b)

Mouth - esophagus - stomach - gall bladder - small intestine - rectum - anus - large intestine

c)

Mouth - pancreas - stomach - rectum - gall bladder - small intestine - rectum - anus

d)

Mouth - esophagus - stomach - small intestine - large intestine - rectum - anus

3.
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
4.
What does saliva do?
a)
Chemically digests food in the mouth.
b)
Chemically digests food in the stomach
c)
Protects the stomach from digesting iteself
d)
Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.
5.

How is chewing helpful for digestion?

a)

chewing makes food last longer

b)

chewing makes food smaller

c)

chewing makes food taste better

6.

True or False: Our bodies have to break down food before it can be used to make energy.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

mechanical digestion is completed in _______

a)

small intestine

b)

stomach

c)

rectum

d)

esophagus

8.

chewing food by teeth and tongue is a type of _______ digestion

a)

chemical digestion

b)

mechanical digestion