Gastrointestinal System Trivia: How Much You Know? Quiz

20 Questions | By Jfigue9 | Updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Attempts: 308

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How much do you understand about the gastrointestinal system? Do you think you know enough to pass this quiz? Digestion is crucial because your body needs nutrients from food and drink to work correctly and remain healthy. Proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and water are nutrients that your digestive system breaks down the nutrients into pieces small enough for your body to process and utilize. Take this quiz and see what you know about the gastrointestinal system.

Questions and Answers

1.

The purpose of the gastrointestinal system is to provide
2.

Which of the following is NOT accessory glands?
- A.
  
  Salivary glands
- B.
  
  Pituitary gland
- C.
  
  Liver
- D.
  
  Pancreas
3.

The stomach has skeletal or smooth muscle?
4.

Hepatic ducts and gull bladder are connected on what organ?
5.

Which duct connects the hepatic and gull bladder?
6.

What connects the common bile duct and pancreatic duct to the duodenum?
7.

What connects the mesenteric veins from the small intestine and colon to the liver and vena cave?
8.

What are the gastrointestinal system functions?
- A.
  
  Digestion
- B.
  
  Secretion
- C.
  
  Absorption
- D.
  
  Excretion
9.

In digestion what is NOT the complex molecules
- A.
  
  Carbohydrates
- B.
  
  Lipids
- C.
  
  Proteins
- D.
  
  Nucleic acids
- E.
  
  Vitamins
10.

In the stomach which cells are the chief cell?
11.

In the stomach which cells are parietal?
12.

In the stomach which cells are G cells?
13.

Parietal cells secrete what
14.

What does the pH of the stomach need to be to turn pepsinogen to pepsin?
15.

What is used in gastric emptying?
16.

The liver does the following processes
- A.
  
  Bile secretion
- B.
  
  Metabolic processing
- C.
  
  Removal old blood
- D.
  
  Plasma protein synthesis
- E.
  
  Hormone secretion
17.

What enzyme secreted in the pancreas breaks up fat droplets?
18.

Where do salts get absorbed by capillaries?
19.

Solutes are absorbed into capillaries in what membrane?
20.

What is not an enzyme secreted in the pancreas?
- A.
  
  Amlyase
- B.
  
  Lipase
- C.
  
  Protease
- D.
  
  Nulcease
- E.
  
  Pepsin