WorksheetsDigestion Process
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
This is the process by which foods are broken down into nutrients
absorption
metabolism
digestion
The nutrient carbohydrate is known as a _
micronutrient
macronutrient
The process by which nutrients are transported to the cells in the body is known as
digestion
absorption
metabolism
Most absorption of nutrients occurs in the _
stomach
large intestine
small intestine
pancreas
Fat and fat-soluable vitamins are absorbed in the _ of the villi
lacteals
blood vessels
All the processes involved in the body's use of nutrients is known as
digestion
absorption
metabolism
Using nutrients to build cells and substances in the body is known as
catabolism
anabolism
Breaking down cells and substances to release energy is known as
catabolism
anabolism
This process is also known as chewing
Peristalsis
Mastication
Boborygmus
Flatulence
These are wave-like contractions in the esophagus that move food down
mastication
peristalsis
borborygmus
defecation
Food that has been chewed and ready to be swallowed is a _
chyme
bolus
Which organ secretes hydrochloric acid and churns to convert food into chyme
liver
small intestine
large intestine
stomach
Which part of the small intestine mixes chyme with bile and pancreatic enzymes
jejunum
ileum
duodenum
Which part of the small intestine is responsible for the absorption of nutrients
duodenum
jejunum
Ileum
Which digestive organ is responsible for absorbing excess water
small intestine
stomach
pancreas
large intestine
What is the rumbling noise caused by the movement of gas in the intestine
flatulence
borborygmus
paristalisis
mastication
Which digestive organ removes excess glucose and stores glycogen from blood
pancreas
gallbladder
liver
kidney
Which digestive system organ stores bile
liver
gallbladder
spleen
pancreas
Which organ secretes sodium bicarbonate into the duodenum to neutralize stomach acid
liver
spleen
pancreas
kidney
