Digestive system Quiz

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

• breaks down food

• absorbs nutrients

• eliminates waste

• takes oxygen to body cells

Where is bile produced?

• Kidney

• Pancreas

• Liver

• Small Intestine

Where does most of the absorption of nutrients take place?

• Stomach

• Small Intestine

• Large Intestine

• Gallbladder

What are these structures call that are found on the lining of the small intestine?

• Gallbladder

• Villi

• Sphincter

• Duodenum

What is the function of the teeth and tongue?

• Chemical digestion

• Absorption

• Mechanical digestion

• They only chew food

This organ produces several enzymes that chemically break down food, but food does not pass through this organ

• Liver

• Pancreas

• Gallbladder

• Stomach

Select all of the structures that are part of the alimentary canal:

• Esophagus

• Liver

• Small Intestine

• Stomach

• Gallbladder

Choking occurs when the ________ directs food down the windpipe instead of the _______.

• epiglottis; trachea

• epiglottis; esophagus

• gallbladder; trachea

• gallbladder; esophagus

This image shows the digestive process ____, which helps to move food through the digestive tract with smooth muscle contractions.

• ingestion

• segmentation

• peristalsis

• absorption

Which of the following are macromolecules that are nutrients for humans? (Select all that apply)

• vitamins

• carbohydrates

• lipids

• minerals

• protein

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