DIGESTIVE SYSTEM 171
EXERCISES
Remember to check your answers carefully with the “Answers to Exercises”, pages 179 and 180.
A Match the following digestive system structures with their meanings below.
anus esophagus liver
cecum gallbladder pancreas
colon ileum pharynx
duodenum jejunum sigmoid colon
1. consists of ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid sections ________________________
2. small sac under the liver; stores bile __________________________________________________
3. first part of the large intestine _______________________________________________________
4. end of the digestive tract opening to the outside of the body _______________________________
5. second part of the small intestine ____________________________________________________
6. tube connecting the throat to the stomach _____________________________________________
7. third part of the small intestine ______________________________________________________
8. large organ in the RUQ; secretes bile, stores sugar, produces blood proteins __________________
9. throat ___________________________________________________________________________
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10. lowest part of the colon ____________________________________________________________
11. first part of the small intestine _______________________________________________________
12. organ under the stomach; produces insulin and digestive enzymes _________________________
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B Label the following flow chart of the pathway of food through the gastrointestinal tract.
The terms you will need are listed below:
anus gallbladder rectum
ascending colon ileum salivary glands
cecum jejunum sigmoid colon
descending colon liver stomach
duodenum pancreas transverse colorn
esophagus pharynx
Food enters the...
ORAL CAVITY
Saliva
Bile
Enzymes
Bile
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Small intestine
Large intestine
Feces leave the body
