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PRE/POST TEST
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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1. Choose the correct order for the digestive system: a. mouth, stomach, esophagus,
small intestines, large intestines; b. mouth, small intestines, large intestines, esophagus,
stomach; c. mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine; d. mouth,
esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine.
2. Which part of the digestive system makes food mostly liquid? a. stomach; b.
esophagus; c. small intestine; d. large intestine.
3. The small intestine is about ___________ feet long. a. 50; b. 20; c. 10; d. 1
4. The first 10 inches of the small intestine is called the: a. epiglottis; b. epidermis; c.
dendrite; d. duodenum.
5. The wave-like movement that moves food through the digestive system is called:
a. chyme; b. mechanical digestion; c. peristalsis; d. chemical digestion.
6. What organ is responsible for producing the bile which breaks down fats into smaller
particles that can be more easily digested? a. the lungs; b. the liver; c. the heart; d. the
stomach.
7. Most mechanical digestion takes place in the: a. liver; b. mouth; c. small intestine;
d. large intestine.
8. The large intestine is also called the _________________. a. colon; b. esophagus;
c. saliva; d. liver.
9. The villi are associated with the ____________________ and function in
_____________. a. pancreas, release of hormones; b. gall bladder, production of bile;
c. small intestine, absorption; d. large intestine, excretion.
10. Which organ absorbs water? A. liver; b. small intestine; c. large intestine;
d. esophagus