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Digestive system

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The liver's role is to _________?

a)

mash up food

b)

turn food in to water

c)

help the stomach

d)

remove harmful substances from the blood

2.
What is the definition for absorption?
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
3.

absorbs nutrients

a)

stomach

b)

small intestine

c)

large intestine

d)

liver

4.

Define the term egestion

a)

The movement of nutrients from the digestive system into the blood

b)

The removal of undigested food from the body

c)

The breaking down of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules

d)

The taking in of nutrients.

5.

2.Secretin and cholecystokinin are secreted in

a)

pyloric region

b)

Ileum

c)

duodenum

d)

Oesophagus

6.

Define the term digestion

a)

The movement of nutrients from the digestive system into the blood

b)

The removal of undigested food from the body

c)

The breaking down of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules

d)

The taking in of nutrients.

7.

3.Which of the following is synthesized and stored in the liver cells?

a)

Galactose

b)

Lactose

c)

Glycogen

d)

Arabinose

8.

The food which provides us with all the necessary substances is called as

(a)  

9.

What are the functions of the Digestive system?

a)

Food digestion

b)

Provides storage

c)

Removal of undigested materials

d)

Absorption of digested food

10.

Process of breaking down food into simpler components

a)

Ingestion

b)

Digestion

c)

Absorption

d)

Assimilation

e)

Egestion

11.

Process of sending out waste from the body.

a)

Ingestion

b)

Digestion

c)

Absorption

d)

Assimilation

e)

Egestion

12.

Process of using the nutrients for energy and growth.

a)

Ingestion

b)

Digestion

c)

Absorption

d)

Assimilation

e)

Egestion

13.

Process of taking food into the body

a)

Ingestion

b)

Digestion

c)

Absorption

d)

Assimilation

e)

Egestion

14.

What is letter A?

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Oesophagus

d)

Stomach

15.

Part d =

(a)  

16.

WHERE THE DIGESTION START?

a)

FOOD PIPE

b)

STOMACH

c)

MOUTH

17.

WHAT CONVERTS STARCH INTO MALTOSE

a)

SALIVARY AMYLASE

b)

LIPASE

c)

PEPSIN

18.

THE LARGE INTESTINE PRODUCES BILE. STATE WHETHER TRUE OR FALSE

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Number of steps in digestion

(a)  

20.

A muscular bag in your body that churns food is called

(a)