Digestive System Quiz

The main function of the digestive system is to:

• help us breathe

• break down food into simple parts

• carry blood around the body

• protect us from diseases

Digestion begins in the:

• stomach

• mouth

• small intestine

• liver

The teeth help in:

• swallowing food

• chewing food

• mixing blood

• storing food

The organ that produces saliva is the:

• liver

• stomach

• salivary glands

• pancreas

Which of these is not a part of the digestive system?

• stomach

• lungs

• small intestine

• large intestine

The tube that connects the mouth to the stomach is called:

• trachea

• oesophagus

• intestine

• liver

The stomach mainly helps in:

• breathing air

• storing urine

• mixing food with digestive juices

• producing saliva

Which part of the digestive system absorbs nutrients from food?

• large intestine

• stomach

• small intestine

• oesophagus

The undigested food is passed out through the:

• anus

• nose

• lungs

• stomach

The part of the digestive system that absorbs water is the:

• stomach

• liver

• small intestine

• large intestine