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[2] Digestive System

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

this masticates food into smaller fragments

(a)  

2.

the first teeth to appear are the lower central incisors

a)

t

b)

f

3.

baby has 18 teeth ; a full set of teeth is 32

a)

t f

b)

f t

c)

f f

d)

t t

4.

_____ : exposed part of the tooth

_____ : covers the crown

a)

crown : enamel

b)

enamel : crown

5.

where the pulp cavity extends into the root

(a)  

6.

contains connective tissue, blood vessels, and nerve fibers

(a)  

7.

found deep to the enamel and forms the bulk of the tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity

(a)  

8.

covers outer surface and attaches the tooth to the periodontal membrane

(a)  

9.

holds tooth in place in the bony jaw

(a)  

10.

a connector; region in contact with the gum

(a)  

11.

empties saliva into the floor of the mouth through small ducts

a)

submandibular gland

b)

sublingual gland

c)

parotid gland

12.

found anterior to the ears, mumps affect these salivary glands

a)

submandibular gland

b)

sublingual gland

c)

parotid gland

13.

mixture of mucus and serous fluid

a)

bolus

b)

saliva

c)

salivary amylase

d)

lysozymes

14.

saliva helps moisten and bind food together into a mass called

(a)  

15.

it begins starch digestion

a)

saliva

b)

salivary amylase

c)

lysozymes

d)

antibodies

16.

produces a wide spectrum of digestive enzymes that break down all categories of food

a)

pancreas

b)

liver

c)

gallbladder

d)

papilla

17.

the hormones produced by the pancreas are insulin and glucagon

a)

T

b)

F

18.

it also produces bicarbonate-rich juice

(a)  

19.

mostly bilirubin from the breakdown of hemoglobin

a)

bile salts

b)

cholesterol

c)

bile pigments

d)

phospholipids

e)

electrolytes

20.

"Bile produced in the liver leaves through the _____ duct. Bile enters the duodenum from the gallbladder through the _____ duct."

a)

hepatic

b)

sphincter

c)

pancreatic

d)

cystic

e)

bile

21.

green sac found in the shallow fossa in the inferior surface of the liver

(a)  

22.

The _____ duct is where bile coming from the liver passes to the gallbladder and the _____ duct is where bile leaves to the duodenum."

a)

hepatic

b)

cystic

c)

bile

d)

pancreatic

e)

sphincter