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Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which of the following body parts is NOT involved in mechanical digestion? a. tongue c. small intestine b. stomach d. teeth 2. Which of the following body parts is NOT involved in chemical digestion? a. stomach c. liver b. pancreas ____ d. esophagus

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3. Which of the following break down protein chains so that amino acids can pass into the bloodstream? a. carbohydrates c. fats b. enzymes d. hormones

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4. The part of the digestive system through which food passes is the a. urinary tract. c. digestive tract. b. food tract. d. waste tract.

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5. What substance tells the kidneys to take water from the nephrons? a. bacteria c. a diuretic b. urine d. antidiuretic hormone

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6. When salts and other wastes collect in the kidneys, which of the following can form? a. nephrons c. bile b. kidney stones d. hormones

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7. Which of the following can enter the bladder through the urethra and cause infections? a. kidney stones c. bile b. diuretics d. hormones

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8. The yellow fluid that remains after the nephrons have cleaned the blood is called a. ADH. c. urine. b. caffeine. d. urea.

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9. Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the kidneys? a. Blood leaves the kidneys through the ureter. b. The kidneys filter about 2,000 L of blood every day. c. The kidneys contain microscopic filters that clean the blood. d. A concentrated mixture of waste materials are collected in the kidneys for excretion.

____ 10. Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the small intestine? a. It is lined with nutrient-absorbing cells. b. It is shorter than the large intestine. c. It absorbs most of the nutrients from food. d. It is narrower than the large intestine. ____ 11. Where is urine stored until it can be eliminated? a. in the urinary bladder c. in the nephron b. in the urethra d. in the ureter ____ 12. Extra nutrients absorbed by the body are stored in which organ? a. in the colon c. in the liver b. in the large intestine d. in the gallbladder

____ 13. What is the function of the villi that line the small intestine? a. to break fat into small droplets b. to contract to move food along c. to neutralize the acid in chyme d. to increase the surface area for nutrient absorption ____ 14. Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the pancreas? a. It releases bicarbonate compounds. b. It processes and stores bile and cholesterol. c. It makes hormones that regulate blood sugar. d. It makes fluid that protects the small intestine from acid. ____ 15. What occurs in the stomach? a. Fluid neutralizes acid in the chyme.

b. Acid kills most of the bacteria swallowed with food. c. Bile breaks down fat droplets in the small intestine. d. Fluid begins the chemical digestion of carbohydrates. ____ 16. What does the esophagus do? a. It moves food from the pharynx to the urethra. b. It moves food from the small intestine to the large intestine. c. It moves food from the pharynx to the stomach. d. It moves food from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. ____ 17. What kind of human teeth are best for grinding food? a. incisors c. premolars b. canines d. molars ____ 18. Which of the following organs uses chemical and mechanical digestion to break food into nutrients? a. the esophagus c. the gallbladder b. the stomach ____ 19. What does a diuretic do? a. causes the body to absorb water b. makes a person gain weight d. the large intestine

c. makes the body expel liquid d. helps the body absorb nutrients

____ 20. Which of the following is NOT a disorder of the urinary system? a. kidney stones c. colon cancer b. bladder infections d. damaged nephrons

____ 21. After blood has been cleansed by the kidneys, where does it go? a. through a vein back to the rest of the body b. through an artery back to the rest of the body c. through the urethra back to the rest of the body d. through the ureter back to the rest of the body ____ 22. Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the liver? a. It breaks down toxins. c. It makes bile to break up fat. b. It stores extra nutrients. d. It cleans the blood with nephrons.

____ 23. Large molecules are broken down into nutrients during a. mechanical digestion. c. excretion. b. chemical digestion. d. carbohydrate digestion.

____ 24. To stay healthy, your body must get rid of which of the following waste products? a. carbon dioxide and ammonia c. feces and nutrients b. chyme and feces d. hormones and water

____ 25. After amino acids are broken down by enzymes, they can enter the bloodstream and make new a. chyme. c. proteins. b. enzymes. d. urine.

____ 26. Which of the following is NOT a true statement about nephrons? a. They are tiny filters in the kidneys. b. They remove urea from the blood. c. They produce urine. d. They are tiny blood vessels in the kidneys. ____ 27. Humans cannot digest fiber, but it keeps the stool soft and helps material move through the a. stomach. c. esophagus. b. large intestine. d. small intestine. ____ 28. What are the two kinds of digestion? a. mechanical and chemical b. liquid and solid ____ 29. How is chewing helpful for digestion? a. Chewing makes food last longer. b. Chewing makes food taste better.

c. digestive and urinary d. food and drink

c. Chewing makes food smaller. d. Chewing helps viruses grow.

____ 30. How does your stomach squeeze the food in it? a. with stomach acid c. with muscular contractions b. with digestion d. with chyme

____ 31. What organ does the pancreas protect with fluid?

a. the stomach b. the small intestine

c. the large intestine d. the esophagus

____ 32. What takes in nutrients in the small intestine? a. chyme c. villi b. enzymes d. urethra

____ 33. After nutrients are broken down, where do they go? a. to the brain c. to the stomach b. to the pancreas ____ 34. What is excretion? a. removing waste from the body b. digesting food ____ 35. What do the kidneys do? a. digest food b. absorb nutrients ____ 36. What does the liver store? a. urine b. toxins ____ 37. What does the gallbladder store? a. fat b. toxins ____ 38. The cleaned blood contains a. more water. b. less water. d. to the bloodstream

c. breathing d. adding nutrients

c. indicate hunger d. clean the blood

c. nutrients d. bile

c. nutrients d. bile

c. the same amount of water. d. no water.

____ 39. When your cells need energy, they send signals to the brain. The signals make you feel a. thirsty. c. hungry. b. hot. d. sweaty.

____ 40. Which of the following is NOT part of the digestive tract? a. esophagus c. liver b. small intestine ____ 41. Proteins are made up of a. enzymes. b. fats. ____ 42. Fiber is found in which of the following? a. meat and fish b. fruit and vegetables d. mouth

c. carbohydrates. d. amino acids.

c. fruit and eggs d. meat and vegetables

____ 43. About how long does it take to fully digest a meal? a. an hour c. a day b. three hours d. several days

____ 44. The process of expelling wastes from the urinary bladder is a. digestion. c. sweating. b. urinating. d. producing urine.

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