Digestive System Quiz

Question 1

What is a ball of chewed and softened food pushed by the tongue towards the pharynx called

Answer 1

Bolus

Question 2

What worm like tube hangs off the cecum?

Answer 2

Appendix

Question 3

S shaped portion of the colon

Answer 3

Sigmoid

Question 4

Disease that causes inflammation of the liver

Answer 4

Hepatitis

Question 5

When the stomach protrudes through the diaphragm into the thoracic cavity

Answer 5

Hiatal hernia

Question 6

Has valves at the entrance and the exit to prevent food from moving though the digestive system until ready

Answer 6

Stomach

Question 7

Largest internal organ

Answer 7

Liver

Question 8

Process by which nutrients pass digestive wall tract into the bloodstream

Answer 8

Absorption

Question 9

The - - controls the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine

Answer 9

Pyloric sphincter

Question 10

Produces sodium bicarbonate to neutralize acid and also produces several digestive enzymes

Answer 10

Pancreas

Question 11

Absorbs water from the stool before defecation

Answer 11

Large intestine

Question 12

Scaring of the liver

Answer 12

Cirrhosis

Question 13

Erosion of the lining of the stomach or intestines is called

Answer 13

Peptic ulcer

Question 14

What is inflammation of the gallbladder called

Answer 14

Cholecystitis

Question 15

4 functions of the digestive system

Answer 15

Ingestion-taking in food
Digestion- breaking down food
Absorption-taking nutrients from Food
Egestion- elimination of waste