Notes Quiz - Digestive System

Digestion begins in the

• mouth

• stomach

• esophagus

• liver

What type of digestion occurs in the stomach?

• Chemical Digestion

• Mechanical Digestion

• Chemical and Mechanical Degiestion

• No digestion occurs in the stomach

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The Digestive System is:

• a loop: a closed system

  nothing goes into the digestive system and nothing comes out

• a long tube - one opening and one exit

• a long tube - same entrance as exit

• unknown - no one has ever studied the digestive system

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Why is the small intestine named the small intestine?

• The diameter of the small intestine is very narrow

• The diameter of the small intestine is very large

• The length of the small intestine is very short

• It was named after the doctor that first discovered it, Dr Small.

The large intestine is named for...

• The diameter of the large intestine

• The length of the large intestine

• The large job it has

• After the person who discovered it, Dr. Large Intestine

How long does food remain int he esophagus?

• 2-3 Days

• 2-3 Weeks

• 2-3 years

• 2-3 seconds

Select all organs that are NOT of where food travels.

• liver

• pancreas

• stomach

• mouth

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When do chemicals (enzymes) begin flooding into your mouth?

• When you smell food

• After you swallow food

• While you are digesting food

• When you are sleeping

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The pancreas and liver assist in digestion by producing enzymes and acids.

• True

• False

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The gall bladder has one job. What is it?

• To store food.

• To store energy to be used later

• To store bile: an acid that assists with digestion of fats

• To slow down digestion

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