Digestion Quiz

The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...

• Mechanical Digestion
• Chemical Digestion

What is one accessory organ of the digestive system?

• Small Intestine
• Esophagus
• Gallbladder
• Stomach

Number 5 is pointing to the...

• Liver
• Gallbladder
• Pancreas
• Stomach

Water is absorbed in which digestive organ?

• large intestines
• pancreas
• small intestines
• liver

The most chemical digestion occurs in the small intestines.  Which secondary digestive organ contributes to that?

• small intestines
• pancreas
• large intestines
• liver

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Which substance is produced by the liver to break down fats?

• bile
• bowel
• gastric juices
• saliva

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Where does the absorption take place?

• esophagus

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

• Digestive tract

This mechanically digests by churning food

• small intestine

• esophagus

• stomach

• pancreas

This delicate organ regulates blood sugar levels by secreting insulin; it also produces enzymes to help digest sugar, proteins, and fats

• liver

• pancreas

• stomach

• gall bladder

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What is the aim of the digestion?

• Obtain matter and energy

• Obtain nutrients from food and break it down into small molecules, which are then absorbed

• Break down food into inorganic nutrients

• Obtain nutrients form food and transport it to the cells

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