1. How does food move through your digestive tract?
A. By gravity
B. By wavelike muscle contractions
C. By cilia
D. By chemical absorption
2. Another name for the digestive system is the
3. What is the function of the large intestine in the digestive system?
a.To filter waste products from the blood.
b.To store excess bile produced by the liver.
c.To break down food with acid and enzymes.
d.To absorb water from undigested food
4. Breaks down food using gastric juices and strong muscles to churn and mash the food
5. Where does chemical digestion begins ?
6. Excess water is re-absorbed from undigested food by this______
A. large intestine
B. small intestine
C. appendix
D. stomach
7. What is peristalsis?
a.The absorption of nutrients from digested food.
b.The storage of excess bile produced by the liver.
c.The contraction of muscles in the digestive system to move food along.
d.The filtration of waste products from the blood.
8. Tiny fingerlike projections in the small intestine:
A.Villi
B.Anus
C. Rectum
D. Tentacles
9. Which of the following parts no digestion takes place ?
10. What tube moves food from the back of your throat to the stomach?
A) Epiglottis
B) Esophagus
C) Feeding tube
D) Pharynx
11. What is the function of the stomach in the digestive system?
A.To store excess bile produced by the liver.
B.To absorb nutrients from digested food.
C.To filter waste products from the blood.
D.To break down food with grastic juices.
12. What does the digestive system do?
A) Breaks down and provide the body with nutrients
B) Pumps blood throughout the body
C) Helps you breathe
D) Helps your arms and legs move
13. Where does chemical digestion begin?
A.mouth
B. esophagus
C. stomach
D. small intestine
14. Which of the following parts no digestion takes place ?
a.In the esophagus and large intestine
b.In the mouth and small intestine
c.In the stomach and mouth
d.In the small intestine and large intestine
15. What is the function of the small intestine in the digestive system?
a.To store excess bile produced by the liver.
b. To filter waste products from the blood.
c. To absorb nutrients from digested food.
d. To break down food with acid and enzymes.
16. Where does the digestion end?
17. Which of the following is NOT true about peristalsis?
A. Moves food along the digestive system
B. Involves involuntary muscular contractions
C. Starts in the mouth and continues through the rectum
D. Starts in the esophagus and ends in the large intestine
18. Where is waste stored before it is eliminated from the body?
A.rectum
B.epiglottis
C.esophagus
D. pancreas
19. Tiny fingerlike projections in the small intestine:
A.Villi
B.Anus
C. Rectum
D. Tentacles
20. Two places where no digestion take place are
A. Mouth and stomach
B. Esophagus and large intestine
C. Large and small intestine
D. Rectum and stomach
21. Place where solid waste leaves the body
22. What is the function of the small intestine in the digestive system?
a.To store excess bile produced by the liver.
b. To filter waste products from the blood.
c. To absorb nutrients from digested food.
d. To break down food with acid and enzymes.
23. Chewing food with teeth and tongue is an example of a
A. Chemical Digestion
B. Mechanical Digestion
C. Peristalsis
D. Enzymatic Reaction
24. What is the purpose of the pancreas in the digestive system?
a.To produce pancreatic juices that break down carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
b.To absorb nutrients from digested food.
c.To filter waste products from the blood.
d.To store excess bile produced by the liver.
25. The digestive process starts in the:
A) Stomach B) Esophagus C) Mouth D) Bathroom
26. You can keep your digestive system stay healthy by eating _________________?
27. Where does mechanical digestion begins ?
28. The liver’s role is to
A) Mash up food and digest vitamins
B) Turn water into food
C) Help the stomach churn food
D) Remove harmful substances from the blood and make bile
29. When they reach the stomach, mashed-up food particles mix with:
A) Guava juice B) Gastric juices C) Mucus D) Bile
30. How does food move through your digestive tract?
A. By gravity
B. By wavelike muscle contractions
C. By cilia
D. By chemical absorption
31. Excess water is re-absorbed from undigested food by this______
A. large intestine
B. small intestine
C. appendix
D. stomach
32. Bile is made in the:
A) Large intestine
B) Stomach
C) Liver
D) All of the above
Gavin Thomas
