Chapter 11 - Test Review
1. The clear liquid that moistens the food in
the mouth and begins digestion is
called__________.
a. chyme
b. gastric juices
c. saliva
d. bile
2. Gastric juices in the stomach help break
down food into a liquidlike mixture
called__________.
a. saliva
b. protein
c. bile
d. chyme
3. The squeezing movements of muscles in
parts of the digestive tract are
called__________.
a. peristalsis
b. sphincters
c. enzymes
d. proteins
4. Nutrients from food are absorbed into the
blood as chyme passes through
the__________.
a. pancreas
b. liver
c. large intestine
d. small intestine
5. The__________ produces insulin and makes
enzymes that break down food.
a. gallbladder
b. pancreas
c. liver
d. small intestine
6. The__________ stores excess bile and
releases it when needed.
a. liver
b. pancreas
c. large intestine
d. gallbladder
7. The__________ produces bile and filters
wastes from the blood.
a. pancreas
b. small intestine
c. liver
d. large intestine
8. __________ are used to build and repair the
body.
a. Carbohydrates
b. Fats
c. Proteins
d. Villi
9. The mixture in the stomach that helps break
down food is called__________.
a. chyme
b. fats
c. peristalsis
d. gastric juices
Tongue pushes food around in the
10. The ____________
mouth and allows food to be tasted.
11. The ring of muscles that control an opening is
Sphincter
know as a ______________.
Esophagus connects the throat to the
12. The _______________
stomach
Teeth
13. ________tear
and crush food into small pieces.
Epiglottis is a flap of tissue that closes to
14. The _____________
keep food out of the trachea.
Stomach is a stretchy storage bag in the
15. The____________
digestive tract.
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True 16. Digestion is the process of
_______
breaking down food into forms the body can
use.
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True 17. Fingerlike structures that line the
_______
small intestine are called villi.
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False 18. Exercise is not necessary for good
_______
health.
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True 19. The food pyramid shows the
_______
different kinds of food you should eat daily.
False 20. Special clusters of cells on the
_______
tongue that react to chemicals in the food are
called chyme.
True 21. The stomach works on food both
_______
mechanically and chemically.
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22. Name the four basic tastes.
Sweet
Sour
Salty
Bitter
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23. Name four of the six nutrients your body
needs.
Proteins
Fats
Carbohydrates
Vitamins
Minerals
Water