Digestive Dilemmas Trivia Game

What is a shorter name for the alimentary canal? Question 1 What is a shorter name for the alimentary canal?

Question 2 Which of the following is considered an accessory organ of the digestive system? Mouth Stomach Liver Colon

What is the largest salivary gland? Question 3 What is the largest salivary gland?

Question 4 Place the following parts of the large intestines in sequence of how food passes. Transverse colon Rectum Descending colon Sigmoid Colon Cecum Ascending colon

Which section of the small intestine receives the common bile duct? Question 5 Which section of the small intestine receives the common bile duct?

Question 6 Which sphincter keeps food from the stomach from going into the esophagus?

The stomach secretes this to allow for the uptake of B12. Question 7 The stomach secretes this to allow for the uptake of B12.

In which digestive organ does most of absorption occur? Question 8 In which digestive organ does most of absorption occur?

Question 9 What is structure #2?

Question 10 What is the name for structure C that empties into the large intestine.

Which structures increase surface area of the small intestine? Question 11 Which structures increase surface area of the small intestine?

Proteins are eventually broken down into these structures. Question 12 Proteins are eventually broken down into these structures.

Question 13 What is the name of the process in which fat is broken down into micelles?

What enzyme is found in saliva and digests starch? Question 14 What enzyme is found in saliva and digests starch?

What is the name of the folds of an empty stomach, shown here? Question 15 What is the name of the folds of an empty stomach, shown here?

What is the name for the muscle movement in the diagram to the right? Question 16 What is the name for the muscle movement in the diagram to the right?

Question 17 This membranous structure connects the small intestine to the abdominal wall.

Question 18 What is the structure hanging down from the greater curvature of the stomach?

What enzyme breaks down proteins in the small intestine? Question 19 What enzyme breaks down proteins in the small intestine?

This structure secretes bile and stores vitamins. Question 20 This structure secretes bile and stores vitamins.

What is the innermost layer of the GI tract called? Question 21 What is the innermost layer of the GI tract called?

This blood vessel carries blood into the liver to be filtered. Bonus This blood vessel carries blood into the liver to be filtered.

Digestive Dilemmas Answers

What is a shorter name for the alimentary canal? Question 1 What is a shorter name for the alimentary canal? GI Tract

Question 2 Which of the following is considered an accessory organ of the digestive system? Mouth Stomach Liver Colon

What is the largest salivary gland? Question 3 What is the largest salivary gland? Parotid

Question 4 Place the following parts of the large intestines in sequence of how food passes. Transverse colon 3 Rectum 6 Descending colon 4 Sigmoid Colon 5 Cecum 1 Ascending colon 2

Which section of the small intestine receives the common bile duct? Question 5 Which section of the small intestine receives the common bile duct? duodenum

Question 6 Which sphincter keeps food from the stomach from going into the esophagus? Cardiac

The stomach secretes this to allow for the uptake of B12. Question 7 The stomach secretes this to allow for the uptake of B12. Intrinsic factor

In which digestive organ does most of absorption occur? Question 8 In which digestive organ does most of absorption occur? Small intestines

Question 9 What is structure #2? Gall bladder

Question 10 What is the name for structure C that empties into the large intestine. Ileum

Which structures increase surface area of the small intestine? Question 11 Which structures increase surface area of the small intestine? Villi,microvilli

Proteins are eventually broken down into these structures. Question 12 Proteins are eventually broken down into these structures. Amino acids

Question 13 What is the name of the process in which fat is broken down into micelles? emulsification

What enzyme is found in saliva and digests starch? Question 14 What enzyme is found in saliva and digests starch? amylase

What is the name of the folds of an empty stomach, shown here? Question 15 What is the name of the folds of an empty stomach, shown here? rugae

What is the name for the muscle movement in the diagram to the right? Question 16 What is the name for the muscle movement in the diagram to the right? peristalisis

Question 17 This membranous structure connects the small intestine to the abdominal wall. mesentary

Question 18 What is the structure hanging down from the greater curvature of the stomach? Greater omentum

What enzyme breaks down proteins in the small intestine? Question 19 What enzyme breaks down proteins in the small intestine? Trypsin, peptidases

This structure secretes bile and stores vitamins. Question 20 This structure secretes bile and stores vitamins. Liver

What is the innermost layer of the GI tract called? Question 21 What is the innermost layer of the GI tract called? mucosa

This blood vessel carries blood into the liver to be filtered. Bonus This blood vessel carries blood into the liver to be filtered. Hepatic portal vein