Digestive System Exam
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- Q1Where does the physical breakdown of food begin?LarynxTracheaPharynxMouth30s
- Q2Which enzyme causes the initial chemical breakdown of carbohydrates in the mouthHard PalateEsophagusPtyalinMouth120s
- Q3The muscular organ that aids with chewing and swallowing of food is the:LarynxPharynxTracheaTongue120s
- Q45. The glands which secrete a watery fluid in the mouth are calledEsophagusSalivary GlandsCardiac SphincterHard palate120s
- Q5The part of the body that separates the mouth from the nasal cavity is theEpiglottisCardiac sphincterEsophagusHard palate120s
- Q6Food moves from the pharynx to the stomach by passing through theEsophagusCardiac SphincterTonguePharynx120s
- Q7The muscle between the esophagus and stomach that keeps food from going back up into the esophagus is thePyloric SphincterCardiac SphincterHard palateEpiglottis120s
- Q8The muscle between the stomach and small intestines that keeps food from going back into the stomach is calledPyloric SphincterHard palateCardiac SphincterEpiglottis120s
- Q9A semisolid mixture of food and gastric juice in the stomach is calledChymeptylainSalivaChyle120s
- Q10What is a sore or lesion in the mucosal lining of the stomach calledUlcerVirusLiverHepatitis120s
- Q11What organ detoxifies alcoholLiverGallbladderPancreasStomach120s
- Q12What condition are health care workers advised to receive a vaccination againstHepatitis AHepatitis BHepatitis DHepatitis C120s
- Q13What is the cause of hepatitisBacteriaHeartburnParasiteVirus120s
- Q14What is the name of the external opening of the large intestinecolonAnusappendixRectum120s
- Q15What is the purpose of the appendixremove nutritionremove waterunknownbreak down food120s