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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM-QUIZ

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT an accessory organ of the digestive system?

a)

A. appendix

b)

B. gall bladder

c)

C. liver

d)

D. pancreas

2.

Which part of the digestive system mechanically digests food?

a)

A. esophagus

b)

B. large intestine

c)

C. saliva

d)

D. teeth

3.

What do you call the opening at the end of the digestive tract where undigested materials are excreted?

a)

A. small intestine

b)

B. large intestine

c)

C. rectum

d)

D. anus

4.

What is the role of the large intestine in the digestion process? It ________.

a)

A. serves as temporary storage of water and food

b)

B. secretes enzymes and digests proteins

c)

C. absorbs some of the water and salts

d)

D. secretes bile

5.

What kind of teeth are pointed and are used in tearing food?

a)

A. premolars

b)

B. incisors

c)

C. canines

d)

D. molars

6.

What substance does the stomach secrete that helps in the digestion of proteins?

a)

A. vitamins

b)

B. water

c)

C. acid

d)

D. salivary amylase

7.

Which organ serves as the temporary storage of the bile from the liver?

a)

A. pancreas

b)

B. gall bladder

c)

C. small intestine

d)

D. liver

8.

Which part of the digestive system serves as the passageway of food from the mouth to the stomach?

a)

A. villi

b)

B. stomach

c)

C. esophagus

d)

D. small intestine

9.

Which teeth are used for grinding and crushing food before it is swallowed?

             

a)

 A. premolars and molars

b)

B. incisors and premolars  

c)

 C. canines and molars        

d)

D. canines and incisors

10.

Which is NOT a function of the pancreas?

        

a)

A. produces bile that breaks down fats

b)

B. secretes pancreatic juice to neutralize the acidity of the chyme

c)

C. releases enzymes that breaks down protein and fats

d)

D. produces insulin that regulates the amount of sugar in the blood

11.

What is the function of the small intestine?

a)

A. aids in physical digestion of food

b)

B. acts as temporary storage of food

c)

C. for the digestion and absorption of nutrients

d)

D. allows movement of food from the stomach to the rest of the body

12.

What happens to the food during the chemical digestion?

          Food is ______.

        

a)

A. taken outside the body      

b)

 B. broken down into nutrients

c)

C. taken inside the body 

d)

D. broken down into smaller pieces

13.

What happens to the food after chewing? It ________.

      

a)

A. is broken into smaller pieces 

b)

       B. combines into bigger pieces   

c)

C. becomes drier for easy swallowing

d)

D. is mixed with acids in the mouth

14.

What do you call the mass of food that enters the small intestine?

a)

A. bolus

b)

B. amylase   

c)

C. feces

d)

D. chyme

15.

The part where digestion begins.

a)

A. esophagus

b)

B. mouth

c)

C. anus

d)

D. stomach