Download Chapter 7 – The Digestive System Test

Chapter 7 – The Digestive System Test
Part One:
1. Most digestion of food takes place in the
a. stomach
b. oral cavity
c. colon
d. small intestine
2. Another name for the colon is:
a. small intestine
b. large intestine
c. rectum
d. anus
3. The pancreas produces
a. insulin
b. thyroid
c. bile
d. feces
4. Sodium and potassium are absorbed by
a. saliva
b. stomach
c. small intestine
d. colon
5. The Digestive System handles food and fluid intake and output.
a. true
b. false
6. The pyloric sphincter regulates feces moving out of the rectum.
a. true
b. false
7. The liver, pancreas, and gall bladder are all organs that work with the small
intestine in the digestive process.
a. true
b. false
8. IDDM often affects older people and is sometimes considered a lifestyle
choice disease.
a. true
b. false
9. One of the roles of saliva is to kill bacteria
a. true
b. false
10. Umami help the small intestine in absorption.
a. true
b. false
11. Food moves through the trachea and into the stomach through peristalsis
action.
a. true
b. false
12. Which substances are produced by the pancreas to aid in digestion?
a. TSH and insulin
b. glucose and glucosimine
c. insulin and glucagon
d. iodine and insulin
13. Diarrhea occurs
a. whenever there is too little fluid in the colon
b. always with peritonitis
c. when saliva does not digest starches
d. when food moves through the digestive system too quickly
14. The gastroesophageal sphincter is important in keeping food in the
________ area.
a. stomach
b. colon
c. larynx
d. small intestine
15. Bile is crucial in the breaking down of
a. starches
b. fats
c. proteins
d. carbohydrates
16. Defecation happens when the
a. pyloric sphincter relaxes
b. gastroesophageal sphincter relaxes
c. internal sphincter relaxes
d. external sphincter relaxes
17. The process of small food molecules passing through cells lining the small
intestine and then entering the blood stream is
a. metabolism
b. elimination
c. absorption
d. hydration
18. A person with hyperthyroidism has all the following characteristics except
a. feels increasingly tired and gains weight
b. produces too much thyroid hormone
c. has high metabolic rate
d. is very restless
19. The flap of tissue which prevents food from entering the trachea is called
the
a. esophagus
b. appendix
c. larynx
d. epiglottis
Part Two:
Imagine you are a piece of food. You are placed into the mouth of a very hungry
person. Please write a 5 paragraph essay describing the digestive process that
will break you down. Remember to first brainstorm. Show your brainstorming
process on this page, organize your ideas, and then write your essay on another
sheet of paper. Please write your name on the essay and staple it to this test.