Q: Digestive System

Question 1

The following is NOT part of the digestive system:
A) Phalanges
B) Gastrointestinal tract
C) Intestines
D) Mouth

Answer 1

A) Phalanges

Question 2

Under normal conditions, flow of digestion is designed to be:
A) one-way
B) two-way
C) multiple ways
D) none of the above

Answer 2

Under normal conditions, flow if digestion is designed to be:
A) one-way

Question 3

____ helps prepare food to be swallowed, and begins chemical breakdown of carbohydrates.
A) the sinuses
B) the gallbladder
C) water
D) saliva

Answer 3

D) saliva

Question 4

Function of the mouth is:
A) mix solid foods with saliva
B) absorb nutrients from food
C) excrete waste
D) smell the food we eat

Answer 4

A) mix solid foods with saliva

Question 5

Another word for chewing is:
A) Absorption
B) Mastication
C) Deglutition
D) Sublingual

Answer 5

B) Mastication

Question 6

Movement of food from the mouth, down the oesophagus to the stomach is called:
A) Ingestion
B) Digestion
C) Deglutition
D) Egestion

Answer 6

C) Deglutition

Question 7

Muscle that contracts to prevent gastric juices from entering the oesophagus is:
A) Cardial sphincter
B) Circular muscle
C) Pyloric sphincter
D) Oesophagus

Answer 7

A) Cardial sphincter

Question 8

Chyme is:
A) nasal cavity
B) food that is ready to leave the stomach
C) secreted from the large intestine
D) main cause of appendicitis

Answer 8

B) food that is ready to leave the stomach

Question 9

The sequential contraction of circular muscles as food moves through the oesophagus is called:
A) Epiglottis
B) Submandibular
C) Peristalsis
D) Mastication

Answer 9

C) Peristalsis

Question 10

The organ in which most digestion occurs is:
A) Mouth
B) Stomach
C) Small intestine
D) Large intestine

Answer 10

C) Small intestine

Question 11

Parotid salivary glands are:
A) Situated in the liver
B) Produced in the large intestine
C) The smallest salivary glands
D) The largest salivary glands, situated below the ear

Answer 11

D) The largest salivary glands, situated below the ear

Question 12

The following is NOT a function of the digestive system:
A) Take in and break down food
B) Produce body movement
C) Absorb nutrients
D) Excrete waste

Answer 12

B) Produce body movement

Question 13

A tooth has ____ primary parts
A) 3
B) 10
C) 0
D) 16

Answer 13

A) 3

Question 14

The ____ muscles are used to move the tongue in different directions.
A) Intrinsic muscles
B) Medial muscles
C) Extrinsic muscles
D) None of the above

Answer 14

C) Extrinsic muscles

Question 15

An acute inflammation of the liver, which impairs the ability of the liver to conjugate and secrete bilirubin, is a cause of:
A) Jaundice
B) Heartburn
C) Indigestion
D) Vomiting

Answer 15

A) Jaundice

Question 16

IBS (irritable bowel syndrome is a condition of what body system?
A) circulatory
B) digestive
C) muscular
D) skeletal

Answer 16

B) digestive

Question 17

Dramatic weight loss, anxiety and depression can be affects of:
A) Anorexia nervosa
B) an ulcer
C) a hernia
D) heartburn

Answer 17

A) Anorexia nervosa

Question 18

____ enzymes split disaccharides into monosaccharides.
A) Inverting
B) Crypts of Lieberkuhn
C) Peyer’s Patches
D) None of the above

Answer 18

A) Inverting

Question 19

The ____ is a sac-like organ that sits just under the liver.
A) Stomach
B) Jejunum
C) Gallbladder
D) Ileum

Answer 19

C) Gallbladder

Question 20

The digestive system is the:
A) Engine of the body
B) Powerhouse of all cells
C) Force behind movement
D) Station for hormones

Answer 20

A) Engine of the body