Digestive System Quiz

The teeth have different jobs, but they all ____.

• help break down food

• make food soft and wet

• push food into a ball

Lemons and dill pickles have a ____ taste.

• bitter

• sour

• umami

The tube that connects the throat to the stomach is the ____.

• epiglottis

• esophagus

• trachea

The large organ that filters blood and produces bile is the ____.

• gallbladder

• liver

• pancreas

The stomach digests food using ____ and ____ digestion.

• chemical

• circular

• electrical

• mechanical

Two organs outside of the digestive tract that aid in digestion are the ____ and the ____.

• enamel

• gallbladder

• pancreas

• sphincter

Cheese and meat have an ______ taste.

• umami

• bitter

• sour

• sweet

What is the function of bile in the digestive system?

• It breaks down carbohydrates

• It breaks down fats

• It activates digestive enzymes

• It absorbs vitamins

 What is the main job of the digestive system? 

• break down foods into nutrients that can be used by the body
• take in oxygen and exhale waste like carbon dioxide
• pump blood throughout the body
• makes the body hungry

Bile is produced by the _______ and stored in the _______.

• Pancreas; Gallbladder

• Liver; Gallbladder

• Gallbladder; Liver

• Stomach; Pancreas