Biology ?: Digestive System

6 Written Questions

1. organ that stores bile
2. large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food
3. large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity
4. the bodily process of discharging waste matter
5. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
6. a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. finger-like projection of the inner surface of the small intestine that functions in absorbing nutrients`
   1. bile
   2. liver
   3. amylase
   4. villus
2. the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
   1. excretion
   2. digestion
   3. gastro-
   4. ingestion
3. enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in amylose, a starch
   1. villus
   2. bile
   3. liver
   4. amylase
4. a substance produced by the liver that breaks up fat particles
   1. villus
   2. bile
   3. liver
   4. amylase
5. stomach
   1. liver
   2. digestion
   3. ingestion
   4. gastro-

5 True/False Questions

1. small intestine → digestive organ in which most chemical digestion takes place

   True        False

2. pepsin → a substance produced by the liver that breaks up fat particles

   True        False

3. large intestine → digestive organ in which most chemical digestion takes place

   True        False

4. peristalsis → rhythmic muscular contractions that squeeze food through the esophagus into the stomach

   True        False

5. pancreas → stomach

   True        False