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Chapter 10 Digestive System 10.1 Activity and Quiz

Quiz by Robert Mitchell

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  • Q1
    1. A flap of tissue that keeps you from choking when you swallow is the
    d. villus.
    c. esophagus.
    b. epiglottis.
    a. pharynx.
    30s
  • Q2
    2. Which statement is true?
    a. Chemical digestion occurs only in the small intestine.
    c. Chemical digestion occurs in the mouth, stomach, and small intestine.
    b. Mechanical digestion occurs only in the mouth.
    d. Fat digestion takes place in the liver.
    30s
  • Q3
    3. Which is the major function of the large intestine?
    b. chemical digestion of protein
    a. absorption of water
    c. absorption of nutrients
    d. breaking up large fat droplets
    30s
  • Q4
    4. The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes into the
    a. gallbladder.
    b. stomach.
    c. small intestine.
    d. large intestine
    30s
  • Q5
    5. Hydrochloric acid
    a. is produced by the stomach during chemical digestion.
    d. All of the above
    b. is produced by the salivary glands during the breakdown of starch.
    c. is produced by the gallbladder to help break up fat droplets.
    30s
  • Q6
    6. Muscular tube that connects the throat and stomach
    b. large intestine
    a. bile
    c. small intestine
    d. chyme
    f. esophagus
    e. enzyme
    30s
  • Q7
    7. Thick liquid created as a result of food mixing with gastric juice
    a. bile
    d. chyme
    b. large intestine
    f. esophagus
    e. enzyme
    c. small intestine
    30s
  • Q8
    8. Substance that helps carry out chemical reactions in the body
    d. chyme
    c. small intestine
    e. enzyme
    b. large intestine
    f. esophagus
    a. bile
    30s
  • Q9
    9. Substance that breaks up fat droplets
    b. large intestine
    e. enzyme
    f. esophagus
    a. bile
    d. chyme
    c. small intestine
    30s
  • Q10
    10. Long, tubelike organ in which chemical digestion is completed
    a. bile
    c. small intestine
    d. chyme
    e. enzyme
    b. large intestine
    f. esophagus
    30s
  • Q11
    11. Which condition may be caused by an infection with H. pylori?
    c. hemorrhoids
    a. lactose intolerance
    b. appendicitis
    d. peptic ulcer
    30s
  • Q12
    12. Which condition is most likely caused by overeating?
    a. hemorrhoids
    c. peptic ulcer
    d. irritable bowel syndrome
    b. heartburn
    30s
  • Q13
    13. Identify the action that could lead to foodborne illness from cross-contamination.
    b. failing to quickly refrigerate cut up fruit
    d. chopping meat and vegetables on the same cutting board
    c. eating chicken that is not fully cooked
    a. thawing meat at room temperature
    30s
  • Q14
    14. What is the best way to determine when fish has been fully cooked?
    b. taste it
    c. if it is translucent, it is cooked
    a. if it can be flaked with a fork, it is cooked
    d. follow recipe instructions
    30s
  • Q15
    15. Abnormal peristalsis is a cause of which digestive system condition?
    a. lactose intolerance
    d. appendicitis
    c. irritable bowel syndrome
    b. colon cancer
    30s

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