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Digestive system organs and functions.

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organ begins the process of mechanical digestion and provides additional structure to the jaw?

a)

teeth

b)

tongue

c)

esophagus

d)

salivary glands

2.

Which organ holds solid waste before it is expelled from the body?

a)

rectum

b)

stomach

c)

lungs

d)

kidney

3.

Which organ in the Digestive system moves food from the mouth into the stomach?

a)

esophagus

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

large intestine

4.

Which organ in the Digestive system is a stretchy muscular sac that holds food?

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

small intestine

5.

Which organ in the Digestive system absorbs water from food, stores wastes, and eventually eliminates wastes from the body?

a)

large intestine

b)

stomach

c)

small intestine

d)

esophagus

6.

Which organ in the Digestive system produces bile, helps digest fats, breaks down toxins, and regulates cholesterol and sugar in the blood?

a)

liver

b)

stomach

c)

pancreas

d)

small intestine

7.

Which organ in the Digestive system is where nutrients are absorbed from food and go into the blood?

a)

liver

b)

stomach

c)

pancreas

d)

small intestine

8.

Which digestive organ produces chemicals, such as digestive enzymes, that help digest food?

a)
Liver
b)
Gallbladder
c)
Pancreas
d)
Esophagus
9.
 What is the main job of the digestive system? 
a)
break down foods into nutrients that can be used by the body
b)
take in oxygen and exhale waste like carbon dioxide
c)
pump blood throughout the body
d)
makes the body hungry
10.
As waste moves through the digestive system, the ______ absorbs water before storing waste in the rectum.
a)
Small intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Esophagus
d)
Large intestine
11.

Where are most nutrients absorbed during digestion?

a)

Small Intestine

b)

Stomach

c)

Large Intestine

d)

Esophagus

12.
Where nutrients go after the small intestine has absorbed them.
a)
bloodstream
b)
stomach
c)
esophagus
d)
kidneys