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Digestion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

Involuntary muscle contractions which move a bolus through the gastrointestinal tract are called

a)

mastication

b)

peristalsis

c)

defecation

d)

chyme

2.

Involuntary muscle contractions that move food.

a)

Chemical breakdown

b)

Flexion

c)

Swallowing

d)

Peristalsis

3.

The process of breaking down food into nutrient rich molecules.

a)

absorption

b)

digestion

c)

peristalsis

d)

villi

4.

The chewing of your food is called what?

a)

Eating

b)

Mastication

c)

Swallowing

d)

Enzymes

5.

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

a)

teeth

b)

muscles of the stomach

c)

enzymes

6.

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

a)

swallowing

b)

peristalsis

c)

inertia contractions

d)

paralysis

7.
What is the definition for digestion?
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
8.

Antibacterial agent of saliva is called as

(a)  

9.

Salivary anglaise is called as

(a)  

10.
What does saliva do?
a)
Chemically digests food in the mouth.
b)
Chemically digests food in the stomach
c)
Protects the stomach from digesting iteself
d)
Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.
11.
Which organ is a secondary organ that stores bile?
a)
stomach
b)
gallbladder
c)
pancreas
d)
liver
12.

Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

13.

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

a)

mechanical

b)

chemical

c)

both mechanical and chemical

14.

Where does the process of digestion begin?

a)

mouth

b)

esophagus

c)

stomach

d)

small intestine

15.

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

a)

larynx

b)

trachea

c)

esophagus

d)

bronchioles