Digestive System Structures and Functions

Which of the following is NOT a function of the digestive system?

• Ingest food

• break down food into nutrients

• transfer oxygen into the blood stream

• absorb molecules into the blood stream

Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 processes of digestion?

• Egestion

• Ingestion

• Digestion

• Degestion

This part of the digestive system begins the mechanical breakdown of breaking larger pieces into smaller pieces

• Teeth

• Mouth

• Both the teeth and mouth

• epiglottis

The three main types of teeth are:

• Canines, felines and molars

• Molars, incisors, and exercisors

• Incisors, molars and canines

• Cuspids, bicuspids and molars

Which of the following is NOT one of the tastes of the tongue?

• Umami

• Sweet

• Salty

• Spicy

Which of the following is NOT one of the types of papillae found on the tongue?

• Vallate

• Umami

• Fungiform

• Filiform

What is the function of the papillae?

• Taste

• Gripping food

• Taste and Gripping food

• Digestion

When the mouth mechanically breaks down the food and smashes it into a ball, that ball is called a_____?

• peristalsis

• Umami

• Bolus

• Chyme

What structure makes sure the food does not enter into the trachea when swallowing?

• Glottis

• Epiglottis

• Pharynx

• Uvula

Peristalsis is:

• The act of swallowing

• The mechanical breakdown of food

• the absorption of nutrients into the blood streem

• The wavelike muscle movement that pushes food through the digestive system