Unit 3 - Digestive System Exercises

Question 1

first part of the large intestine

Answer 1

caecum

Question 2

waste products expelled from here to the outside of the body

Answer 2

anus

Question 3

organ with endocrine and exocrine functions

Answer 3

pancreas

Question 4

large organ located in RUQ, produces bile and blood proteins

Answer 4

liver

Question 5

food enters the body through here

Answer 5

mouth

Question 6

short term reservoir for swallowed food and liquid

Answer 6

stomach

Question 7

large intestine

Answer 7

colon

Question 8

first part of the small intestine

Answer 8

duodenum

Question 9

tube connecting the throat to the stomach

Answer 9

oesophagus

Question 10

third part of the small intestine

Answer 10

ileum

Question 11

storage reservoir for bile

Answer 11

gallbladder

Question 12

middle part of the small intestine

Answer 12

jejunum

Question 13

Pertaining to the pharynx

Answer 13

Pharyngeal

Question 14

Enlargement of the liver

Answer 14

hepatomegaly

Question 15

Inflammation of the stomach and intestines

Answer 15

gastroenteritis

Question 16

Incision of the oesophagus

Answer 16

oesophagotomy

Question 17

Hernia of the stomach

Answer 17

gastrocele

Question 18

Excessive levels of bilirubin in the blood

Answer 18

hyperbilirubinaemia

Question 19

Vomiting blood

Answer 19

haematemesis

Question 20

Specialist who straightens teeth

Answer 20

orthodontist

Question 21

Excision (or removal of) the sigmoid colon

Answer 21

sigmoidectomy

Question 22

Creation of a new opening from the ileum

Answer 22

ileostomy

Question 23

The wall of the digestive tract has four layers (tunics). They are the mucosa, submucosa, muscularis and

Answer 23

serosa

Question 24

Functions of the large intestine include the absorption of water and electrolytes and

Answer 24

the elimination of faeces

Question 25

The majority of the absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream occurs in the

Answer 25

small intestine

Question 26

What is the name of the natural folds in the stomach which allow it to distend when full of food?

Answer 26

rugae

Question 27

Upon swallowing food, what closes over the trachea to prevent food going into the lungs?

Answer 27

epiglottis

Question 28

Which structure opens to allow food into the stomach

Answer 28

lower oesophageal sphincter

Question 29

The movements that propel food through the digestive tract are called

Answer 29

peristalsis

Question 30

Which of the following convert pepsinogen into pepsin in the stomach?

Answer 30

hydrochloric acid

Question 31

A rounded food mass formed in the mouth is called

Answer 31

bolus

Question 32

Blood vessel through which nutrient-rich blood enters the liver from the stomach and intestines

Answer 32

portal vein