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WorksheetsDigestion quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Define the term ingestion
The movement of nutrients from the digestive system into the blood
The removal of undigested food from the body
The breaking down of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules
The taking in of nutrients.
Define the term digestion
The movement of nutrients from the digestive system into the blood
The removal of undigested food from the body
The breaking down of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules
The taking in of nutrients.
Define the term egestion
The movement of nutrients from the digestive system into the blood
The removal of undigested food from the body
The breaking down of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules
The taking in of nutrients.
What gland produces amylase?
Liver
Gall bladder
Salivary gland
stomach
Which term describes the movement of food down the oesophagus by a wave of muscular contraction
Diffusion
Peristalsis
Chyme
Bolus
What word is used to describe food which has been mixed with saliva.
Chyme
Bolus
Churning
Mucus
What is the acid produced in the stomach?
Sulphuric acid
Nitric acid
Hydrochloric acid
Acetic acid
What part of the small intestine does the digestion of nutrients finish?
Ilium
Duodenum
Gall Bladder
Liver
What part of the small intestine are nutrients absorbed into the blood?
Ilium
Duodenum
Gall Bladder
Liver
What is absorbed into the blood from the large intestine?
Digested nutrients
Fibre
Water
Chyme
What does the liver produce for the digestive system?
Enzymes
Bile
Bolus
Chyme
Where is bile stored?
Gall bladder
Liver
Pancreas
Small intestine
What is the role of bile in digestion?
Emulsifies fat
Kills bacteria
Neutralises stomach acid
Turns food into a bolus
Name the enzymes that break proteins into amino acids.
(a)
Name the enzymes that break lipids into fatty acids and glycerol
(a)
Which of these are functions of the villi? (check all that apply)
Push food along the small intestine
Increase surface area for absorption
Absorb fatty acids into the lacteal
Absorb starch into the blood stream
Absorb amino acids into the blood stream
