Y10 Nutrition and Digestion FMA quiz

What are the functions of the digestive system?

• Ingestion, digestion, absorption, egestion

• Ingestion, digestion, absorption, excretion

• Ingestion, digestion, congestion, egestion

• Ingestion, digestion, congestion, excretion

What is the name of the disease caused by a deficiency of protein?

Mark the position of the pancreas

What is produced by this structure

• lipase

• pepsin

• amylase

• bile

Which foods will supply your body with the nutrient that is used as the principal source of energy?

• Bread, pasta, potatoes and rice

• Meat, fish, beans and lentils

• Butter, oil and margarine

• Green, leafy vegetables

What is the name for the waves of muscle contraction that move food through the gut?

Name this structure

• duodenum

• large intestine

• ilium

• colon

Where does protein digestion begin?

• mouth

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

Deficiency of which dietary nutrient causes scurvy?

The diagram represents a portion of a human body. The principal function of structure X is to

• produce amylase

• produce pepsin

• absorb water

• absorb nutrients