DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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True or False?
Question 1
The job of the digestive system is to break
food down so that our bodies can use it as
fuel or energy.
TRUE or FALSE
True or False?
Question 2
The intestines form a continuous tube that
is about 2 m long in adults.
TRUE or FALSE
True or False?
Question 3
Food starts to be broken down in the
stomach.
TRUE or FALSE
True or False?
Question 4
Digestion requires both chemical and
physical action on the ingested food.
TRUE or FALSE
True or False?
Question 5
The intestines are home to more than 500
species of bacteria.
TRUE or FALSE
True or False?
Question 6
Once digested, nutrients are absorbed into
tiny blood vessels within the villi, which are
tiny fingerlike structures that project from
the lining of the small intestine.
TRUE or FALSE
True or False?
Question 7
The Esosophagus is the name of the tube
which connects the mouth to the stomach.
TRUE or FALSE
True or False?
Question 8
Blood vessels in the small intestine carry
away nutrients.
TRUE or FALSE
Multiple choice
Question 1
Which of the following is not a function of
salivary glands?
a)
b)
c)
d)
start digestion of proteins
helps bind food particles
secrete saliva
makes taste possible
Multiple choice
Question 2
Which of the following is not a function of
the stomach?
a)
b)
c)
d)
receives food
mixes food with gastric juice
carries out limited amount of
absorption
moves food into the large intestine
Multiple choice
Question 3
The function of the liver is to
a)
b)
c)
d)
metabolize carbohydrates, lipids
and proteins
filtration of blood
detoxification of chemicals
all of the above
Multiple choice
Question 4
The parts of the small intestine (start with
the part closest to the stomach) are
a)
b)
c)
d)
duodenum, jejunum, ileum
duodenum, ileum, jejunum
ileum, jejunum, duodenum
ileum, duodenum, jejunum
Multiple choice
Question 5
Which of the following is not a source of
carbohydrates?
a)
b)
c)
d)
starch
amino acids
glycogen
disaccharides
Multiple choice
Question 6
The digestive enzyme pepsin secreted by
gastric glands begins the digestion of
a)
b)
c)
carbohydrates
protein
fat
Multiple choice
Question 7
The digestive juice product containing
enzymes capable of digesting all 4 major
foodstuff categories is
a)
b)
c)
d)
pancreatic
gastric
salivary
biliary
Multiple choice
Question 8
What chemical regulates blood sugar?
a)
b)
c)
Insulin
Cholesterol
Pancreas