wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Digestive System

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two types of Digestion?

a)

Chemical digestion & Mechanical digestion

b)

Mechanical digestion & Muscular Digestion

c)

Chemical digestion & Muscular digestion

d)

Dermal digestion & Muscular digestion

2.

The tiny little structures that line the small intestine are called

a)

Bronchi

b)

Villi

c)

Bile

d)

Enzymes

3.

The muscles in your oesophagus act like a giant wave. That is what moves food or drinks down to your stomach. This wave action is called ______________

a)

Appendix

b)

Peristalsis

c)

Enzymes

d)

Muscular tube

e)

None

4.
What is the definition for ingestion?
a)
Breaking down food into smaller nutrients
b)
Getting rid of waste products
c)
Getting food into our bodies
d)
Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them
5.
The muscular tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach?
a)
esophagus
b)
small intestine
c)
stomach
d)
mouth
6.
The organ where food is mashed and then broken down by acids?
a)
esophagus
b)
small intestine
c)
stomach
d)
mouth
7.
Chewing, grinding, and churning are examples of...
a)
mechanical digestion
b)
chemical digestion
8.
A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.
a)
pepsin
b)

lipase

c)
saliva
d)

digestive juices

9.
a)
esophagus
b)
liver
c)
stomach
d)
pancreas
10.
What do the villi do?
a)
Digests food in the mouth.
b)
Digests food in the stomach
c)
Protects the stomach from digesting iteself
d)
Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.
11.

Digestion begins in the ________.

a)

stomach

b)

large intestine

c)

mouth

d)

small intestine

12.

The process of chewing is also known as

a)

mastication

b)

churning

c)

ingestion

d)

assimilation

13.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Esophagus

b)

Appendix

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Stomach

14.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Small Intestine

b)

Large intestine

c)

Stomach

d)

Liver

15.
A bolus...
a)
helps digest starch
b)
is a combination of saliva and food
c)
creates antibacterial activity in the mouth
d)
acts as a lubricant
16.

What is the squeezing motion called that moves food down the esophagus?

a)

peristalsis

b)

absorption

c)

sneezing

d)

suffocation