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- 1. Multiple Choice
Lipase works best at ph
3-4
5-6
6-7
7-9
- 2. Multiple Choice
Parts of small intestine
duodenum
Ileum
Colon
Appendix
- 3. Multiple Choice
Length of small intestine
23 cm
25 cm
24 cm
23.5cm
- 4. Multiple Choice
Bile is stored in
Galll bladder
Bile duct
Pancreas
Liver
- 5. Multiple Choice
Large intestine is how long
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
- 6. Multiple Choice
Where is chyme formed
Oesophagus
Ileum
Duodenum
stomach
- 7. Multiple Choice
Amylase works on
Protein
lipids
starch
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the correct order of the digestive system?
Mouth, Stomach, Esophagus, Small Intestine, Large Intestine
Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Large Intestine, Small Intestine
Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine
Mouth, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Stomach, Esophagus
- 9. Multiple Choice
At what point does digestion begin?
When you put food in your mouth
After the food enters the stomach
After the food enters the large intestine
After you go to the bathroom
- 10. Multiple Choice
The stomach is able to liquify food because of:
Muscle contractions
Willpower
Mucus
Stomach acid
- 11. Multiple Choice
Saliva helps us to:
Begin breaking down, moisten, and swallow food
Moisten and swallow food
Swallow food
Eat
- 12. Multiple Choice
What protects the stomach against stomach acid?
White blood cells
Mucosa
Stomach muscles
Kung Fu
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of the small intestine?
Absorbing nutrients and minerals from food
Absorbing salt and water
Digesting meat and dairy
Turning food into waste
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of the large intestine?
Breaking food down into small pieces
Being bigger than the small intestine
Absorbing minerals and vitamins
Absorbing salt and water
- 15. Multiple Choice
Involuntary muscle contractions which move a bolus through the gastrointestinal tract are called
mastication
peristalsis
defecation
chyme
- 16. Multiple Choice
Identify the organ that produces bile.
pancreas
liver
gall bladder
large intestines
- 17. Multiple Choice
Protein is broken down into ______________ before they are asborbed into the small intestines.
fatty acids
amino acids
citric acid
hydrochiloric
- 18. Multiple Choice
____________ in the pancreatic and intestinal juice completes the digestion of fats.
Amylase
Renin
Pepsin
Lipase
- 19. Multiple Choice
The villi provides a surface area for the absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream.
True
False
- 20. Multiple Choice
Find the Correct statement
Glottis is opening of the oesophagus
Epiglottis prevents entry of food into glottis
Glottis prevents entry of food into trachea
All statements are correct
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following acts as an anti-mocrobial agent in the human saliva?
Electrolytes
Salivary Amylase
Lysozyme
None of the above
- 22. Multiple Choice
Read the statements about Bile carefully and identify the incorrect statement
It is secreted in the gall bladder
Bilirubin and Biliverdin are Bile pigments
Bile contain no enzyme
Bile helps in emulsification of fats
- 23. Multiple Choice
What three things make up saliva?
amylase
food
mucus
water
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich enzyme below is involved in the following chemical digestion process?
STARCH---->MALTOSELipaseSalivary amylasePepsinTrypsin - 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich enzyme below is involved in the following chemical digestion process?
FATS---->FATTY ACIDS/GLYCEROLLipaseTrypsinAmylasePepsin - 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a function of bile?it breaks down large fats into smaller fat dropletsit digests fats into fatty acids and glycerolit helps to mix the food
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThis is the process of nutrients leaving your digestive system and moving into your blood, carrying nutrients to the rest of your body.AbsorptionAcidificationDigestionNutrification
- 28. Multiple ChoiceAfter complete digestion, starch is broken toamino acidsglucosemaltoseglycerol
- 29. Multiple ChoicePancreatic lipase helps to break down polypeptides into amino acids.TrueFalse
- 30. Multiple Choicesalivary amylase breaks down starch to form glucoseTrueFalse
- 31. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows part of the human digestive system. Which of the following structure contains protease only?
A
B
C
D
- 32. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows part of the human digestive system. Which of the following structure is involved in digestion and absorption?
A
B
C
D
- 33. Multiple Choice
A person swallows some food while lying down in bed. What is the process that allows food to reach his stomach?
diffusion
digestion
peristalsis
swallowing
- 34. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows the human digestive system. Which structures make the enzyme that breaks down starch?
1 and 3 only
1 and 5 only
2 and 3 only
2 and 4 only
- 35. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows part of the human alimentary canal. Which two structures produce substances involved in the digestion of fats?
1 and 4
2 and 3
3 and 5
4 and 5
- 36. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about digestion is not correct?
Digestion begins in the mouth.
Digestion in the small intestine only involves chemical digestion.
Digestion is the breaking down of large, insoluble food molecules into smaller, simpler molecules.
Digestion involves the action of enzymes to help digest the large food molecules into smaller molecules.
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