Digestive System

Question 1

where gastrointestinal tract begins

Answer 1

oral cavity

Question 2

extends across the floor of the oral cavity and muscles attach it to the lower jawbone

Answer 2

tongue

Question 3

throat, the common passageway for food from the mouth and for air from the nose

Answer 3

pharynx

Question 4

parotid, sublingual, and submandibular glands

Answer 4

salivary glands

Question 5

tube connecting the throat to the stomach

Answer 5

esophagus

Question 6

small sac under the liver, stores bile

Answer 6

gallbladder

Question 7

organ behind the stomach, produces insulin and enzymes

Answer 7

pancreas

Question 8

extends from the end of the ileum to the anus

Answer 8

large intestine

Question 9

extends for 20 feet from the pyloric sphincter to the first part of the large intestine

Answer 9

small intestine

Question 10

blind pouch hanging from the cecum in the right lower quadrant

Answer 10

appendix

Question 11

last section of the large intestine, connecting the end of the colon and anus

Answer 11

rectum

Question 12

terminal end or opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body

Answer 12

anus