NAME: ____________________________________ Human Digestive System (1) Match the words provided to the letters in the diagram of the digestive system. Put your answer in the table: Liver Stomach Salivary glands Pancreas Oesophagus Gall Bladder Small intestines Large intestines Letter Rectum Mouth Part of Digestive System A B C D E F G H I J (2) Which of the following gives the correct order for food as it passes through the organs of the digestive system? a. Mouth, oesophagus, stomach, gall bladder, pancreas, large intestines, small intestines b. Oesophagus, epiglottis, stomach, liver, small intestines, large intestines, anus NAME: ____________________________________ c. Mouth oesophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines, anus d. Mouth, liver, gall bladder, stomach, large intestines, small intestines, anus. (3) Which part of the digestive system is responsible for absorbing water: a. Small intestines b. Large intestines c. Kidneys d. Stomach (5) Which part of the following is the section of the digestive system where most enzymes are added? a. Large intestines b. Mouth c. Stomach d. Small intestines (7) Bile is made in the liver and released into the small intestine. Its job is to break down __________? a. Nutrients b. Fats c. Proteins d. Water (4) Which part of the digestive system contains Hydrochloric acid and is coated with mucus for its protection: a. Rectum b. Small intestines c. Stomach d. Oesophagus (6) Bile is made in ________? a. Liver b. Stomach c. Gall bladder d. Small intestines (8) The oesophagus connects the mouth to the _________? a. Mouth b. Small intestines c. Liver d. Stomach (9) Which of the following are NOT a part of the digestive system? a. Oesophagus b. Kidneys c. Anus d. Liver (10) Where is solid waste (poop) stored? a. Anus b. Rectum c. Large intestines d. Stomach (11) Villi are found in what part of the digestive system? a. Mouth b. Stomach c. Large intestines d. Small intestines (12) Diarrhoea is when the __________ do not absorb water? a. Rectum b. Anus c. Stomach d. Large intestines NAME: ____________________________________ (13) Which of the following best describes the role of the oesophagus in the digestive system: a. Mucus is secreted to protect stomach b. Sends food from mouth the stomach c. Helps absorb nutrients d. Breaks down food to be absorbed into bloodstream (14) The main function of the stomach is to: a. Store food b. Produce hydrochloric acid c. Break down food d. All of the above (15) Which of the following organs help break down food in the small intestines: a. Liver, kidneys, stomach b. Mouth, oesophagus, stomach c. Liver, pancreas, gall bladder d. Stomach, small intestines (16) The “tentacle” like structure along the small intestines are called ____________: a. Capillaries b. Bile c. Liver d. Villi (17) The main function of the small intestines is to: a. Extract and absorb nutrients b. Kill bacteria c. Excrete solid waste d. Releases enzymes to break down food (18) Digestion beings in the mouth. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT? a. The tongue helps absorb nutrients b. The saliva helps break down food c. The tongue keeps food in place in the mouth while the food is being chewed d. Teeth help chew food into smaller pieces (19) Complete the cloze passage about the digestive system, with the words in the box below. Mouth nutrients absorb Anus filters Rectum oesophagus enzymes liver bile hydrochloric gall mucus Saliva villi stomach Large intestines water small intestines The human digestive system is a group of organs that break down food, absorb ____________ and remove unused waste out of the body. Digestion begins in the ______________, where _____________ starts to break food down. Chewed food then travels down the _______________ into the stomach. The _____________ produces ___________________ acid to help break down food. Hydrochloric acid is