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Digestive System Quiz Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name a part of the digestive system that chemically digests food

a)

teeth

b)

stomach muscles

c)

saliva

d)

tongue

2.

Name a part of the digestive system that mechanically digests food.

a)

saliva

b)

teeth

c)

gastric fluids

d)

chemical

3.

Both chemical and mechanical digestion happen in the stomach.

a)

True

b)

False

4.
The stomach releases hydrochloric acid and enzymes that break down the protein in meats and turn the protein into amino acids. This change is
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
5.

Where does absorption take place

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Digestion starts in the...

a)
b)
c)
7.

The longest part of the digestive system is the... intestine.

(a)  

8.

Which is NOT a part of the ingestion process?

a)

swallowing

b)

breathing

c)

chewing

d)

salivation

9.

What does the small intestine do?

a)

reabsorbs the water after the process of the system.

b)

Absorbs most of the end of the nutrients and minerals from where the food takes place.

c)

keeps the stomach in balance for when the system starts.

d)

Absorbs most of the food that's left from the process.

10.

Which is the esophagus?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

11.

Why do we eat?

a)

To get the nutrients we need to survive.

b)

So we can gain weight.

c)

Because we enjoy it.

d)

To get carbon dioxide and oxygen.

12.

What are the functions of the Digestive system?

a)

Food digestion

b)

Provides storage

c)

Removal of undigested materials

d)

Absorption of digested food

13.

Which organ absorbs water and in the last stage of the digestive process?

a)

Liver

b)

Small intestine

c)

Pancreas

d)

Large intestine

14.

The tiny little structures that line the small intestine are called

a)

Bronchi

b)

Villi

c)

Bile

d)

Enzymes

15.

The muscles in your oesophagus act like a giant wave. That is what moves food or drinks down to your stomach. This wave action is called ______________

a)

Appendix

b)

Peristalsis

c)

Enzymes

d)

Muscular tube

e)

None

16.

What acid does the stomach produce?

a)

Nitric acid

b)

Phosphoric acid

c)

Acetic acid

d)

Hydrochloric acid

e)

None

17.

Which of these is NOT a function of the digestive system?

a)

breaks down food

b)

absorbs nutrients

c)

eliminates waste

d)

takes oxygen to body cells

18.

The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood.

a)

absorption

b)

digestion

c)

peristalsis

d)

villi

19.

finger-like projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients

a)

digestion

b)

absorption

c)

peristalsis

d)

villi

20.

In which organ does most of the nutrient absorption occur?

a)

small intestine

b)

large intestine

c)

stomach

d)

mouth

21.

Which organ of the digestive system physically breaks down food by the squeezing and churning of muscular contractions?

a)

mouth

b)

stomach

c)

esophagus

d)

small intestine