WorksheetsDigestive System Structures Functions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is made up of different organs that worked together to break down food and nourish the body?
Digestion
Ingestion
Peristalsis
Digestive System
Where does digestion of food begin?
Mouth
Esophagus
Small Intestine
Pharynx
What is the enzyme in your mouth responsible in the initial digestion of carbohydrates?
Pepsin
Lactase
Ptyalin
Lipase
Which enzyme helps break down protein in the stomach?
Pepsin
Lactase
Ptyalin
Lipase
What are the two types of digestion?
Physical and mechanical digestion
Physical and chemical digestion
Chemical and enzymatic digestion
Enzymatic and mechanical digestion
Where does swallowing occur?
Mouth
Esophagus
Small intestine
Pharynx
It is a process of muscle contraction to facilitate the movement of food.
Digestion
Ingestion
Peristalsis
Digestive System
What do you call the chewed food that travels through your esophagus?
Bolus
Callus
Chyme
Chime
Where does digestion end?
Mouth
Esophagus
Small intestine
Pharynx
These are fingerlike projections in the small intestine that function in the absorption of nutrients
Sphincter
Bile
Villi
Pharynx
