The Digestive System

Question 1

Oral Cavity

Answer 1

where the gastrointestinal tract begins

Question 2

Tongue

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Pharynx

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Salivary Glands

Answer 4

parotid, sublingual, and submandibular glands

Question 5

Esophagus

Answer 5

tube connecting the throat to the stomach

Question 6

Liver

Answer 6

large organ located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, secretes bile, store sugar, iron and vitamins

Question 7

Stomach

Answer 7

muscular organ that receives food from the esophagus

Question 8

Gallbladder

Answer 8

small sac under the liver. stores bile

Question 9

Pancreas

Answer 9

organ behind the stomach that produces insulin and enzymes

Question 10

Large Intestines

Answer 10

extends from the end of the ileum to the anus

Question 11

Small Intestines

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Appendix

Answer 12

blind pouch hanging from the cecum in the right lower quadrant

Question 13

Rectum

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Anus

Answer 14

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