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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of these is NOT a function of the digestive system?
breaks down food
absorbs nutrients
eliminates waste
takes oxygen to body cells
- 2. Multiple Choice
The process of breaking down food into nutrient rich molecules.
absorption
digestion
peristalsis
villi
- 3. Multiple Choice
The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood.
absorption
digestion
peristalsis
villi
- 4. Multiple Choice
moves food from the mouth to the stomach
esophagus
small intestine
large intestine
pancreas
- 5. Multiple Choice
absorbs nutrients
stomach
small intestine
large intestine
liver
- 6. Multiple Choice
absorbs water
small intestine
stomach
villi
large intestine
- 7. Multiple Choice
produces enzymes that break down food
liver
pancreas
gall bladder
stomach
- 8. Multiple Choice
The pancreas, liver, and gallbladder are known as...
accessory organs
the digestive tract
acid makers
digestion helpers
- 9. Multiple Choice
waves of muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.
digestion
absorption
peristalsis
villi
- 10. Multiple Choice
finger-like projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients
digestion
absorption
peristalsis
villi
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which organ produces bile that breaks down food?
pancreas
liver
gall bladder
stomach
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which organ stores bile?
gall bladder
villi
pancreas
liver
- 13. Multiple Choice
Amylase in saliva changes starch into...
sugar
waste
stomach acid
chyme
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why do we eat?
To get the nutrients we need to survive.
So we can gain weight.
Because we enjoy it.
To get carbon dioxide and oxygen.
- 15. Multiple Choice
chemical digestion happens here
stomach
liver
pancreas
large intestine
- 16. Multiple Choice
mechanical digestion happens here
stomach
liver
esophagus
pancreas
- 17. Multiple Choice
A disease in which stomach acid goes up into the esophagus causing burning pain and sometimes ulcers.
celiac disease
GERD (acid reflux)
appendicitus
diarhea
- 18. Multiple Choice
When the pancreas does not make enough insulin to break down glucose.
Diabetes
Cancer
Appendicitis
Acid Reflux
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