digestive system quiz
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEMQuiz
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True or False?Question 1
The job of the digestive system is to break food down so that our bodies can use it as fuel or energy.
TRUE or FALSE
True or False?Question 2
The intestines form a continuous tube that is about 2 m long in adults.
TRUE or FALSE
True or False?Question 3
Food starts to be broken down in the stomach.
TRUE or FALSE
True or False?Question 4
Digestion requires both chemical and physical action on the ingested food.
TRUE or FALSE
True or False?Question 5
The intestines are home to more than 500 species of bacteria.
TRUE or FALSE
True or False?Question 6
Once digested, nutrients are absorbed into tiny blood vessels within the villi, which are tiny fingerlike structures that project from the lining of the small intestine.
TRUE or FALSE
True or False?Question 7
The Esosophagus is the name of the tube which connects the mouth to the stomach.
TRUE or FALSE
True or False?Question 8
Blood vessels in the small intestine carry away nutrients.
TRUE or FALSE
Multiple choiceQuestion 1
Which of the following is not a function of salivary glands?
a) start digestion of proteins
b) helps bind food particles
c) secrete saliva
d) makes taste possible
Multiple choiceQuestion 2
Which of the following is not a function of the stomach?
a) receives food
b) mixes food with gastric juice
c) carries out limited amount of absorption
d) moves food into the large intestine
Multiple choiceQuestion 3
The function of the liver is to
a) metabolize carbohydrates, lipids and proteins
b) filtration of blood
c) detoxification of chemicals
d) all of the above
Multiple choiceQuestion 4
The parts of the small intestine (start with the part closest to the stomach) are
a) duodenum, jejunum, ileum
b) duodenum, ileum, jejunum
c) ileum, jejunum, duodenum
d) ileum, duodenum, jejunum
Multiple choiceQuestion 5
Which of the following is not a source of carbohydrates?
a) starch
b) amino acids
c) glycogen
d) disaccharides
Multiple choiceQuestion 6
The digestive enzyme pepsin secreted by gastric glands begins the digestion of
a) carbohydrates
b) protein
c) fat
Multiple choiceQuestion 7
The digestive juice product containing enzymes capable of digesting all 4 major foodstuff categories is
a) pancreatic
b) gastric
c) salivary
d) biliary
Multiple choiceQuestion 8
What chemical regulates blood sugar?
a) Insulin
b) Cholesterolc) Pancreas