Digestive System Test

Question 0

Mastication

Answer 0

Chewing

Question 1

Two functions of the tongue

Answer 1

Taste and chewing

Question 2

Salivary amylase

Answer 2

An enzyme which begins the chemical breakdown of carbs or starches

Question 3

Bolus

Answer 3

Chewed food that is mixed with saliva

Question 4

Peristalsis

Answer 4

Wavelike involuntary movement of muscles that causes the food to move towards the direction of the digestive tract

Question 5

Three functions of the large intestine

Answer 5

Water absorption, synthesis and absorption of the B complex, and storage of materials

Question 6

Four divisions of the colon

Answer 6

Ascending descending transverse and sigmoid

Question 7

Three functions of the liver

Answer 7

Secretes bile stores iron & vitamins and stores sugars

Question 8

Two secretions of the pancreas

Answer 8

Pancreatic juices and insulin

Question 9

Two functions of saliva

Answer 9

Lubricate and moisten

Question 10

To actions of hydrochloric acid in the stomach

Answer 10

Kills bacteria and absorbs iron

Question 11

Five functions of the liver

Answer 11

Secretes bile, stores glycogen, stores iron, produces heparin, and detox substances

Question 12

Hernia

Answer 12

Internal organ pushes through the weekend area or natural opening in the wall

Question 13

Ulcer

Answer 13

Open sore in the lining of the digestive tract

Question 14

Diarrhea

Answer 14

Condition characterized by frequent watery stools

Question 15

Cirrhosis

Answer 15

Chronic destruction of liver cells accompanied by the formation of fibrous connective tissue

Question 16

Diverticulitis

Answer 16

Inflammation of pouches or sex that form in the intestine

Question 17

Ulcerative colitis

Answer 17

Severe inflammation of the: with formation of ulcers and abscesses

Question 18

Structures that chew and grind food

Answer 18

Teeth

Question 19

Carries food from mouth to esophagus

Answer 19

Pharynx

Question 20

Muscular organ that contains taste buds

Answer 20

Tongue

Question 21

Carries food from pharynx to stomach

Answer 21

Esophagus

Question 22

Enlarged section of the alimentary canal

Answer 22

Stomach

Question 23

Received bile and pancreatic juices

Answer 23

Duodenum

Question 24

Final section of the small intestine

Answer 24

Ileum

Question 25

Absorbs water an remaining nutrients

Answer 25

Large intestine

Question 26

Storage area for indigestible’s

Answer 26

Rectum

Question 27

Stores and concentrates bile

Answer 27

Gallbladder

Question 28

Fish shaped organ behind the stomach

Answer 28

Pancreas

Question 29

Has ascending, transverse, and descending divisions

Answer 29

Colon

Question 30

Appendicitis symptoms

Answer 30

Abdominal pain and mild fever

Question 31

Appendicitis treatment

Answer 31

Appendectomy

Question 32

Appendicitis

Answer 32

Inflammation of appendix

Question 33

Cholecystitis

Answer 33

Inflammation of the gallbladder

Question 34

Cholecystitis signs and symptoms

Answer 34

Indigestion nausea and vomiting

Question 35

Cholecystitis treatment

Answer 35

Low-fat diet and removal of gallbladder