Digestion BB Quiz Flashcards
Match the nutrient with the description of its function in the human body.
Carbs, vitamins, fats, proteins, minerals, water
A. provide the body with building materials for growth and repair
B. needed to build cell membranes, produce certain hormones and store energy
C. major source of food energy
D. most important of all nutrients, makes up the bulk of most bodily fluids
E. inorganic nutrients
F. organic molecules needed by the body to help regulate body processes
A - proteins B - fats C - carbs D - water E - minerals F - vitamins
Select the appropriate labels that correspond to the digestive system organs in the diagram below
Large intestine, gall bladder, pharynx, stomach, small intestine, mouth, pharynx, salivary glands, liver, pancreas, aosophagous
The digestive organ that absorbs most of the nutrients is the
gall bladder
large intestine
small intestine
stomach
Small intestine
The kidneys help regulate the blood’s
volume and pH
sugar concentration
protein concentration
cell concentration
volume and pH
Food is moved through the digestive system by
absorption
peristalisis
chemical digestion
mechanical digestion
peristalisis
Partially digested food passed from the stomach into the
pancreas
small intestine
large intestine
gall bladder
Small intestine
Which of the following is NOT an excretory organ
lungs
skin
kidneys
small intestine
Small intestine
Which process determines what substances remain in the blood after it passess though the kidney?
filtration
circulation
reabsorption
peristalisis
reabsorption
The primary role of the large intestine is to
absorb sugars from digested food
absorb minerals from digested food
remove wastes from digested food
remove water from digested food
remove water from digested food
The stomach is important mostly in the digestion of
proteins
fats
vitamins
carbohydrates
Proteins
