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The Digestive and Excretory Systems Test
Part 1-Multiple Choice (3 points each)
1. The large organ that produces bile:
a. gallbladder
b. liver
c. pancreas
d. kidney
2. An organ that removes and filters waste produced by the blood:
a. gallbladder
b. liver
c. pancreas
d. kidney
3. Most absorption of nutrients occurs in the:
a. small intestine
b. stomach
c. large intestine
d. mouth
4. What is removed from undigested food while it is passing through the large
intestine?
a. bacteria
b. enzymes
c. nutrients
d. water
5. Which of the following is the muscular tube that carries food from our mouth
into our stomach?
a. esophagus
b. epiglottis
c. trachea
d. tibia
6. Which of the following is a small, saclike organ that stores bile?
a. liver
b. gallbladder
c. pancreas
d. kidney
7. What is the flap of tissue called that closes the opening of the trachea?
a. uvula
b. tongue
c. epiglottis
d. cornea
8. What part of the body aids in mechanical digestion?
a. liver
b. teeth
c. small intestine
d. large intestine
9. The organ that collects and stores urine excreted by the kidneys before it is
disposed of by urination:
a. urethra
b. bladder
c. ureters
d. rectum
10. What is the muscular contraction that moves through your entire body
known as?
a. gravity
b. peristalsis
c. swallowing
d. homeostasis
11. This organ stores swallowed food and liquid, mixes up digestive juices with
the food and liquid and sends it to the small intestine:
a. esophagus
b. mouth
c. stomach
d. small intestine
12. Tiny, finger like projections in the small intestine are called:
a. villi
b. anus
c. rectum
d. salivary glands
13. This organ produces a digestive juice that helps break down fats:
a. large intestine
b. small intestine
c. pancreas
d. liver
14. This organ compacts waste into a solid form:
a. esophagus
b. gallbladder
c. duodenum
d. rectum
15. The opening at the end of the digestive tract in which solid wastes are
eliminated:
a. rectum
b. appendix
c. jejunum
d. anus
16. Digestion begins in the mouth. Which of the following statements is
INCORRECT?
a. The tongue aids in the digestion of food.
b. The tongue keeps the food in place in the mouth while the food is being
chewed.
c. The digestive juices can react more easily with the food when chewed.
d. The teeth help tear and grind food into smaller pieces.
17. What part of the body does not aid in chemical digestion?
a. mouth
b. stomach
c. esophagus
d. small intestine
18. Solid waste leaves the body through the rectum then the anus. Liquid waste
leaves the body after passing through the….
a. kidney and bladder
b. blood vessels and lungs
c. large intestine and rectum
d. small intestine and large intestine
19. Digestion takes place in a long tube-like canal called the digestive tract. Food
travels through these organs in the following order:
a. mouth, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum.
b. mouth, esophagus, stomach, , small intestine, large intestine and
rectum.
c. mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine, rectum.
d. mouth, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and rectum.
20. Which of the following does NOT manufacture digestive juices?
a. liver
b. kidneys
c. stomach
d. pancreas
Part 2-Labeling (1 point each)
Use the following picture to help you label major parts of the digestive system:
rectum
large intestines
stomach
pancreas
liver
anus
mouth
salivary glands
esophagus
gallbladder
small intestines
Use the following picture to help you label major parts of the excretory system:
bladder
lungs
liver
large Intestine
skin
kidneys
Part 3-For the following short response questions, you must write in complete
sentences to receive full credit (5 points each).
1. What is the purpose of the digestive system?
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2. What are some ways to keep your digestive/excretory systems healthy?
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Part 4-Writing Prompt (13 points)
Your task: Pretend you are a piece of pizza. Describe your trip through the
digestive system from the very first bite to the last ending…..
In order to get full credit, you must:
• Include an opening sentence (1 point).
• Follow the digestive system in order from start to finish using details to
support each of the six parts (12 points).
• Use vocabulary from this unit.
• Be descriptive and give details about where you are.
• Include a closing sentence.
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