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Quiz about Enter the Digestive System
Quiz about Enter the Digestive System

Enter the Digestive System! Trivia Quiz


Explore the Digestive system from the beginning to the end.

A multiple-choice quiz by andromaster. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
andromaster
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
316,560
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
3861
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: batowers (5/10), psnz (10/10), Guest 86 (8/10).
Question 1 of 10
1. We begin our journey in the mouth. It houses the teeth and tongue, and is where we begin chewing our food. When we use our teeth, we know that there is enamel covering the teeth. Are we able to create more enamel if we lose some?


Question 2 of 10
2. I've finished chewing my food and now I'm ready to swallow into my esophagus. At the top of my esophagus lies the epiglottis so that I don't choke. What force makes it so that when I am upside down, I can still swallow (and not have it come out of my mouth)? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. My food is now being digested in the stomach. If I develop inflammation of my stomach, then would I call it stomatitis?


Question 4 of 10
4. Just before entering the small intestine, my food has to pass through the pyloric sphincter located just before the duodenum. What chamber of the stomach is my food in currently (The very last chamber of the stomach)? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Ok, my food is in the small intestine now, and its passing along millions of small hairlike projections called villi. It's on its journey through three sections of the small intestine. What are they in the right order? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. My food has now entered the large intestine. If I wanted to illuminate the colon on a x-ray, what chemical would I use? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. My food has reached the end of my digestive tract. It is now sitting in my rectum. However, "when nature calls," I will need to excrete my waste through my anus. What is another term for this "excretion process?" Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. After excreting my waste, I noticed that I was hungry again. I grabbed a granola bar and started chewing on it. What is another term for chewing? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Unfortunately, I forgot that I was allergic to granola bars and I started to vomit. What is the medical term for vomiting? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The digestive system has many organs that help it function correctly. Which of the following is not a digestive organ? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. We begin our journey in the mouth. It houses the teeth and tongue, and is where we begin chewing our food. When we use our teeth, we know that there is enamel covering the teeth. Are we able to create more enamel if we lose some?

Answer: No

Enamel is not replaceable. If it degrades, then it is gone for good.
2. I've finished chewing my food and now I'm ready to swallow into my esophagus. At the top of my esophagus lies the epiglottis so that I don't choke. What force makes it so that when I am upside down, I can still swallow (and not have it come out of my mouth)?

Answer: peristalsis

Peristalsis is also responsible for the movement of digested products in your intestines.
3. My food is now being digested in the stomach. If I develop inflammation of my stomach, then would I call it stomatitis?

Answer: No

"Stomato" actually relates to the mouth. "Gastro" is what relates to the stomach. Thus, gastritis would be describe inflammation of the stomach.
4. Just before entering the small intestine, my food has to pass through the pyloric sphincter located just before the duodenum. What chamber of the stomach is my food in currently (The very last chamber of the stomach)?

Answer: pylorus

The pylorus is the actual chamber of the stomach. The pyloric sphincter slowly releases stomach contents into the small intestine for further digestion.
5. Ok, my food is in the small intestine now, and its passing along millions of small hairlike projections called villi. It's on its journey through three sections of the small intestine. What are they in the right order?

Answer: duodenum, jejunum, ileum

Be very careful with ileum and ilium. The ileum is the third part of the small intestine. The ilium is part of the hip bone. Dow Jones Industrial is a good way to remember the order of the small intestine if you forget.
6. My food has now entered the large intestine. If I wanted to illuminate the colon on a x-ray, what chemical would I use?

Answer: Barium

Barium enemas and barium swallows are the two procedures that are most commonly used.
7. My food has reached the end of my digestive tract. It is now sitting in my rectum. However, "when nature calls," I will need to excrete my waste through my anus. What is another term for this "excretion process?"

Answer: defecation

Most of our digestive system is under involuntary control. Thankfully, defecation is semi-voluntary, otherwise... well, use your imagination.
8. After excreting my waste, I noticed that I was hungry again. I grabbed a granola bar and started chewing on it. What is another term for chewing?

Answer: mastication

Chewing is a form of mechanical digestion for organisms. It substantially reduces the time needed for digestion of larger things.
9. Unfortunately, I forgot that I was allergic to granola bars and I started to vomit. What is the medical term for vomiting?

Answer: emesis

Vomiting is a useful tool that the body has in case it swallows something that is harmful.
10. The digestive system has many organs that help it function correctly. Which of the following is not a digestive organ?

Answer: kidney

The kidney has nothing to do with digestion. Its main purpose is cleansing the blood of toxins.
Source: Author andromaster

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