Name:

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Digestive System Quiz

Multiple Choice- Write the letter that corresponds to the correct answer on the line. (6)

_____ 1. Which of the following structures

ensures that food only enters the esophagus
_____ 4. Where is the enzyme pepsin produced?
and not the trachea?


A) large intestine
A) uvula
B) appendix
B) epiglottis
C) stomach
C) tongue
D) small intestine
D) salivary glands


_____ 5. What is food called when it is
_____ 2. In which of the following section of the swallowed?
small intestine does the majority of digestion
take place?
A) bolus

B) chyme
A) ileum
C) feces
B) jejunum
D) ball
C) ascending colon

D) duodenum
_____ 6. Where is bile stored?


_____ 3. How many incisors do humans have?
A) pancreas

B) large intestine
A) 8
C) liver
B) 4
D) gall bladder
C) 12
D) 2

Short Answer. (11)
Define peristalsis? Name one organ of the digestive system that relies on peristalsis. (2)






Identify and explain the two kinds of digestion. (4)

Name: _________________________________

How are saturated fats different from unsaturated fats? Provide two characteristics of each. (4)






What is another name for the large intestine? (1)






Label the following structures. (5)

1. ________________________________________


2. ________________________________________


3. ________________________________________


4. ________________________________________


5. _______________________________________

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