DIGESTIVE SYSTEM-QUIZ

Which is NOT an accessory organ of the digestive system?

• A. appendix

• B. gall bladder

• C. liver

• D. pancreas

Which part of the digestive system mechanically digests food?

• A. esophagus

• B. large intestine

• C. saliva

• D. teeth

What do you call the opening at the end of the digestive tract where undigested materials are excreted?

• A. small intestine

• B. large intestine

• C. rectum

• D. anus

What is the role of the large intestine in the digestion process? It ________.

• A. serves as temporary storage of water and food

• B. secretes enzymes and digests proteins

• C. absorbs some of the water and salts

• D. secretes bile

What kind of teeth are pointed and are used in tearing food?

• A. premolars

• B. incisors

• C. canines

• D. molars

What substance does the stomach secrete that helps in the digestion of proteins?

• A. vitamins

• B. water

• C. acid

• D. salivary amylase

Which organ serves as the temporary storage of the bile from the liver?

• A. pancreas

• B. gall bladder

• C. small intestine

• D. liver

Which part of the digestive system serves as the passageway of food from the mouth to the stomach?

• A. villi

• B. stomach

• C. esophagus

• D. small intestine

Which teeth are used for grinding and crushing food before it is swallowed?

             

•  A. premolars and molars

• B. incisors and premolars  

•  C. canines and molars        

• D. canines and incisors

Which is NOT a function of the pancreas?

        

• A. produces bile that breaks down fats

• B. secretes pancreatic juice to neutralize the acidity of the chyme

• C. releases enzymes that breaks down protein and fats

• D. produces insulin that regulates the amount of sugar in the blood