Digestion Quiz

What helps break down food in your mouth?

• saliva

• bile

• stomach acid

• Epiglottis

After food leaves your mouth, what is the long tube it passes down called?

• Trachea

• Oesophagus

• small intestine

• stomach

Chewing is called ________ digestion.

• chemical

• mechanical

How long does food stay in your stomach?

• 4 minutes

• 4 hours

• 4 days

• 4 weeks

When your stomach muscles contract and relax (churn) this is an example of....

• chemical digestion

• mechanical digestion

This is where nutrients from your food are absorbed into your blood stream.

• small intestine

• large intestine

• stomach

• pancreas

This is the 'last stop on the train' where water is absorbed from your food and the rest becomes waste.

• large intestine

• small intestine

• stomach

• liver

These are in your saliva, stomach and small intestine that help you break down food.

• enzymes

• little men with hammers

• acid

• bile

Where is bile made?

• small intestine

• stomach

• liver

• pancreas

Which organ stores bile?

• gall bladder

• stomach

• small intestine

• bile duct