Digestive Structure and Function Quiz

Question 1

receives food and begins mechanical digestion by reducing the size of solid particles and mixing them with saliva

Answer 1

mouth

Question 2

aids in swallowing, and connects the nasal and oral cavities with the larynx and esophagus

Answer 2

pharynx

Question 3

aids in swallowing, and serves as a food passageway from the pharynx to the stomach

Answer 3

esophagus

Question 4

mixes food with gastric juices

Answer 4

stomach

Question 5

absorbs the nutrients from the food, completes digestion of the nutrients in chyme, and transports leftovers to the large intestine

Answer 5

small intestine

Question 6

reabsorbs water and electrolytes from waste, forms and stores mucus, and secretes lots of mucus

Answer 6

large intestine

Question 7

opening from the large intestine to the outside of the body to get rid of the waste

Answer 7

anus

Question 8

secrete saliva to moisten food and starts chemical digestion of carbohydrates

Answer 8

salivary glands

Question 9

secretes bile to break down fat with emulsification and protein metabolism

Answer 9

liver

Question 10

stores extra bile and releases it into the small intestine

Answer 10

gall bladder

Question 11

secretes hormones and a digestive juice called pancreatic juice

Answer 11

pancreas

Question 12

regulates the elimination of feces

Answer 12

rectum