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Digestive System

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

a)

larynx

b)

trachea

c)

esophagus

d)

bronchioles

2.

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

a)

mechanical

b)

chemical

c)

both mechanical and chemical

3.

Where does the process of digestion begin?

a)

mouth

b)

esophagus

c)

stomach

d)

small intestine

4.

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

a)

amylase

b)

chyme

c)

pepsin

d)

bile

5.

Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

6.

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

a)

teeth

b)

muscles of the stomach

c)

enzymes

7.

What are the rhythmic muscular contractions of your esophagus called to help food move along?

a)

swallowing

b)

peristalsis

c)

inertia contractions

d)

paralysis

8.

What are the functions of the digestive system?

a)

digestion, absorption, elimination

b)

ingestion, congestion, elimination

c)

congestion, digestion, elimination

9.

Where does most absorption of nutrients take place?

a)

Stomach

b)

Small intestine

c)

Large intestine

d)

Gall bladder

10.

Where is bile produced?

a)

Kidney

b)

Pancreas

c)

Liver

d)

Small intestine

11.

What are these structures call that are found on the lining of the small intestine?

a)

Gallbladder

b)

Villi

c)

Sphincter

d)

Duodenum

12.

Which organ churns food and uses acid and enzymes to break down food?

a)

stomach

b)

esophagus

c)

mouth

d)

epiglottis

13.

What are the functions of the digestive system?

a)

digestion, absorption, elimination

b)

ingestion, congestion, elimination

c)

congestion, digestion, elimination

14.

Where does most absorption of nutrients take place?

a)

Stomach

b)

Small intestine

c)

Large intestine

d)

Gall bladder

15.

Where is bile produced?

a)

Kidney

b)

Pancreas

c)

Liver

d)

Small intestine

16.

What are these structures call that are found on the lining of the small intestine?

a)

Gallbladder

b)

Villi

c)

Sphincter

d)

Duodenum

17.

Which organ churns food and uses acid and enzymes to break down food?

a)

stomach

b)

esophagus

c)

mouth

d)

epiglottis

18.

What is the function of the teeth and tongue

a)

chemical digestion

b)

break down food

c)

mechanical digestion

d)

they only chew food

19.

Enzymes in your saliva help break down food, this is an example of ...

a)

Mechanical digestion

b)

Chemical digestion

20.

This organ absorbs water from digested food

a)

small intestine

b)

stomach

c)

villi

d)

large intestine

21.

This organ produces several enzymes that chemically break down food, food does not pass through this organ

a)

liver

b)

pancreas

c)

gall bladder

d)

stomach

22.
What is an example of mechanical digestion?
a)
Churning of the stomach 
b)
 Saliva 
23.
The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...
a)
Mechanical Digestion
b)
Chemical Digestion
24.
What stores bile?
a)
Colon
b)
Gall Bladder
c)
Small Intestine
25.

The muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach?

a)

esophagus

b)

small intestine

c)

stomach

d)

mouth

26.
Enzymes and acids are examples of 
a)
mechanical digestion
b)
chemical digestion
27.
If the liver is not functioning properly, what would most likely be the result?
a)
food would not be able to move into the small intestsine
b)
fats would not be digested
c)
water would not be absored
d)
it would not affect digestion
28.
After dinner, you have a bad case of diarrhea. Which organ is most likely not functioning properly?
a)
stomach
b)
small intestine
c)
large intestine
d)
liver
29.

This organ absorbs water from digested food

a)

small intestine

b)

stomach

c)

villi

d)

large intestine

30.

This organ produces several enzymes that chemically break down food, food does not pass through this organ

a)

liver

b)

pancreas

c)

gall bladder

d)

stomach

31.
What stores bile?
a)
Colon
b)
Gall Bladder
c)
Small Intestine
32.

The muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach?

a)

esophagus

b)

small intestine

c)

stomach

d)

mouth

33.
If the liver is not functioning properly, what would most likely be the result?
a)
food would not be able to move into the small intestsine
b)
fats would not be digested
c)
water would not be absored
d)
it would not affect digestion
34.
After dinner, you have a bad case of diarrhea. Which organ is most likely not functioning properly?
a)
stomach
b)
small intestine
c)
large intestine
d)
liver
35.
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
36.
Which structure prevents food from entering the trachea? 
a)
larynx
b)
soft palate
c)
pharynx
d)
epiglottis
37.
Which area is a common area for both food and air? 
a)
pharynx
b)
larynx
c)
soft palate
d)
epiglottis
38.
The involuntary muscular movement of food caused by smooth muscle is called
a)
bolus transport
b)
indigestion
c)
absorption
d)
peristalsis
39.
Which of the following is NOT a macronutrient? 
a)
carbohydrate
b)
fat
c)
vitamins
d)
protein
40.
Which type of food is considered a complex carbohydrate?
a)
table sugar
b)
bread
c)
lactose
d)
fructose
41.
In the stomach a bolus becomes
a)
chime
b)
liquid
c)
bile
d)
enzymes
42.

The muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach?

a)

esophagus

b)

small intestine

c)

stomach

d)

mouth

43.

In the picture, the large organ found in red (which was clearly evident in the rat dissection too) is the

a)

stomach

b)

gallbladder

c)

liver

d)

large intestine

44.

In the picture, the small green structure, which was absent in the rat but responsible for storing bile in humans, is the

a)

liver

b)

pancreas

c)

gallbladder

d)

epiglottis

45.

This image shows the digestive process ____, which helps to move food through the GI tract via smooth muscle contraction.

a)

ingestion

b)

segmentation

c)

peristalsis

d)

absorption

46.

Deglutition is to ___ as mastication is to ___.

a)

swallowing; chewing

b)

salivating; swallowing

c)

swallowing; salivating

d)

chewing; salivating

47.

Maltase is to ___ as trypsin is to ___.

a)

proteins; lipids

b)

carbohydrates; lipids

c)

lipids; proteins

d)

carbohydrates; proteins

48.

Someone with lactose intolerance:

a)

does not produce lactase

b)

does not have a gallbladder

c)

does not produce salivary amylase

d)

does not produce bile

49.
The mucosa-lined windpipe that extends from the larynx to the 5th thoracic vertebra where it branches into the main bronchi tubes to the lungs. It is reinforced with C-shaped rings of hyaline cartilage.
a)
glottis
b)
pharynx
c)
esophagus
d)
trachea
50.
The Nasal cavity is shown by letter _______.
a)
A
b)
C
c)
G
d)
H
51.
The Pharynx is shown by letter _______.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
G
d)
H
52.
The Trachea is shown by letter _______.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
G
d)
H
53.
The Left and Right Bronchi are shown by letters _______.
a)
A & B
b)
F & J
c)
E & I
d)
G & H
54.
The muscle that creates negative pressure so that the lungs inflate with air is the Diaphragm and is indicated by letter _______.
a)
F
b)
E
c)
H
d)
K
55.
The Esophagus is indicated by letter ______.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
56.

The Stomach is indicated by letter ______.

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

57.

The Gallbladder is indicated by letter ______.

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

58.
The Small Intestines are indicated by letter ______.
a)
H
b)
I
c)
G
d)
E
59.

The Ascending Colon (a section of the Large Intestines) is indicated by letter ______.

a)

H

b)

I

c)

G

d)

E

60.
The Pancreas is indicated by letter ______.
a)
H
b)
I
c)
G
d)
E

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