The Digestive System – Test Questions

Question 1 – The following is ‘not’ part of the digestive system:

A. Phalanges
B. Gastrointestinal tract
C. Intestines
D. Mouth

Question 2 – Under normal conditions, the flow of digestion is designed to be:

A. A one way flow

B. A two-way flow
C. Multiple ways to flow
D. None of the above

Question 3 – ____________ helps prepare food to be swallowed and begins the chemical
breakdown of carbohydrates:

A. The sinuses
B. The gallbladder
C. Water
D. Saliva

Question 4 – The function of the mouth is:

A. Mixing of solid foods with saliva

B. Absorb nutrients from food
C. Excrete waste
D. Smell the food we eat

Question 5 – Another word for chewing is:

A. Absorption
B. Mastication
C. Deglutition
D. Sublingual

Question 6 – The movement of food from the mouth to the stomach is called:

A. Ingestion
B. Digestion
C. Deglutition
D. Egestion

Question 7 – The muscle that contracts to prevent gastric juices of the stomach from
entering the oesophagus is the:

A. Cardiac sphincter
B. Circular muscle
 C. Pyloric sphincter
D. Oesophagus

Question 8 – Chyme is:

A. A nasal cavity
B. Food that is ready to leave the stomach
C. Secreted from the large intestine
D. The main cause of appendicitis

Question 9 – The sequential contraction of circular muscles as food moves through the
oesophagus is called:

A. Epiglottis
B. Submandibular
C. Peristalsis
D. Mastication

Question 10 – The organ in which most digestion occurs is the:

A. Mouth
B. Stomach
C. Small intestine
D. Large intestine

Question 11 – The parotid salivary glands are:

A. Situated in the liver

B. Produced in the large intestine
C. The smallest salivary glands
D. The largest salivary glands and are situated below the ear

Question 12 – The following is ‘not’ a function of the digestive system:

A. Take in and break down food

B. To produce body movement
C. Absorb nutrients
D. Excrete waste

Question 13 – A tooth has ____ primary parts:

A. 3
B. 10
C. No
D. 16

Question 14 – The ________ muscles are used to move the tongue in different directions:

A. Intrinsic muscles
B. Medial muscles
 C. Extrinsic muscles
D. None of the above

Question 15 – An acute inflammation of the liver, which impairs the ability of the liver to
conjugate and secrete bilirubin, is a cause of:

A. Jaundice
B. Heartburn
C. Indigestion
D. Vomiting

Question 16 – Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a condition of what system in the body:

A. The circulatory system

B. The digestive system
C. The muscular system
D. The skeletal system

Question 17 – Dramatic weight loss, anxiety and depression can be effects of:

A. Anorexia nervosa
B. An ulcer
C. A hernia
D. Heartburn

Question 18 – _________ enzymes split disaccharides into monosaccharides:

A. Inverting
B. Crypts of Lieberkuhn
C. Peyer’s Patches
D. None of the above

Question 19 – The ________ is a sac-like organ that sits just under the liver:

A. Stomach
B. Jejunum
C. Gallbladder
D. Ileum

Question 20 – The digestive system is known as:

A. The engine of the body

B. The powerhouse of all cells
C. The force behind movement
D. The station for hormones

Answers:

1: A
2: A
3: D
4: A
5: B
6: C
7: A
8: B
9: C
10: C
11: D
12: B
13: A
14: C
15: A
16: B
17: A
18: A
19: C
20: A