Your Digestive System
Challenge your knowledge on the digestive system!
- 1.
The mouth is the start of the...
- A.
Digestive tract, where food enters and is broken down (chewing) into smaller pieces to make it easier for your body to digest
- B.
Place where it ALL goes down
- C.
Chemical digestion, the body completely breaks down the food
Correct Answer
A. Digestive tract, where food enters and is broken down (chewing) into smaller pieces to make it easier for your body to digest -
- 2.
The ___________ is in your throat near your trachea, it receives food from your mouth when swallowed and takes it to your stomach through a series of muscles.
Correct Answer
Esophagus - 3.
The small intestine is a 22-foot long muscular tube
- A.
That breaks down food using enzymes released by the liver and pancreas.
- B.
Made up of three segments
- C.
That processes nutrients absorbed by the large intestine. plays an important role in digesting fat.
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A. That breaks down food using enzymes released by the liver and pancreas. -
- 4.
The ________ also known as the "hollow organ" holds food while it is being mixed with enzymes that continue the process of breaking down food into a usable form. when the breakdown process is fully complete, the contents are released into the small intestine.
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Stomach - 5.
The ________ releases enzymes into the first segment of the small intestine. These enzymes break down protein, fats, and carbohydrates. The _____ also creates insulin and releases it straight to the bloodstream.
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Pancreas - 6.
The Livers main function within the digestive system is...
- A.
To Detoxify potentially harmful chemicals in your body
- B.
To take raw material from your body and produce various chemicals
- C.
Process the nutrients absorbed from the small intestine
Correct Answer
C. Process the nutrients absorbed from the small intestine -
- 7.
Process that breaks large food parts into small molecules that can be taken in by cells. (ex. the salivary glands produce saliva, which both lubricates food and begins the process of starch digestion.)
- A.
Chemical digestion
- B.
Peristalsis
- C.
Duodenum
- D.
Feces
Correct Answer
A. Chemical digestion -
- 8.
Present in saliva, this enzyme helps break starch down into sugar, which is the first step of chemical digestion.
- A.
Protease
- B.
Amylase
- C.
Lipase
- D.
E.coli
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B. Amylase -
- 9.
This enzyme is responsible for breaking down proteins through a process called hydrolysis.
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Protease - 10.
Lipase perform essential roles in the digestion such as
- A.
Saying hello to the small intestine
- B.
The breaking down of food chemically
- C.
Transport and processing of dietary lipids such as fats/oils
Correct Answer
C. Transport and processing of dietary lipids such as fats/oils -
- 11.
The liver is extremely important in digestion because...
- A.
It process nutrients from food, removes toxins from the body and builds proteins
- B.
It produces a combination of enzymes and acids to break down food
- C.
It is the largest and heaviest organ in the human body
Correct Answer
A. It process nutrients from food, removes toxins from the body and builds proteins -
- 12.
The pancreas makes pancreatic juices and hormones, including _____ which controls the amount of sugar in your blood.
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Insulin - 13.
These pancreatic juices are enzymes created by the pancreas that help digest food in the ________.
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Small Intestine - 14.
The ______ helps store and concentrate bile...which then is released into the duodenum to help absorb and digest fats.
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- 15.
Finger like projections found in the small intestine which increase surface area by 30 times are called...(hint-rhymes with milli)
Correct Answer
villi - 16.
The villi main job is to increase the ________ in the small intestine, so it can absorb more nutrient from the food.
Correct Answer
surface area
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