Digestive System Jeopardy

Mouth

100

1. Which of the following is not a function of the tongue? 
   1. Moves food around the mouth for chewing
   2. Helps keep airway open
   3. Push chewed food into throat  for swallowing
   4. Produces saliva

d. produces saliva (salivary glands do this)

200

What process in the mouth mechanically breaks down food?
 

A: Mastication (chewing)

300

What structure initiates swallowing in the mouth?
 

A: The tongue

400

What enzyme in saliva begins the chemical digestion of starch?
 

A: Salivary amylase

500

What is the role of saliva in forming food for swallowing?
 

A: It mixes food to form a bolus

Pharynx and Esophagus

100

Which parts of the pharynx are involved in digestion?
 

A: The oropharynx and laryngopharynx

200

1. The Pharynx acts as a passage way for which of the following? 
   1. Food only 
   2. Food and air
   3. Water only
   4. None of the above

b. Food and air

300

1. What are the two muscle layers of the Esophagus? 
   1. Longitudinal inner layer
   2. Lateral inner layer
   3. Square outer layer
   4. Circular outer layer 

a. Longitudinal inner layer

b. Circular Outer Layer

400

1. Where does food go after it passes through the pharynx? 
   1. The stomach
   2. The Large intestine
   3. The Esophagus
   4. The mouth

c. The Esophagus

500

What type of movement pushes food down the esophagus?
 

A: Slow, rhythmic squeezing known as peristalsis

Stomach

100

1. Which of the following is true about the stomach 
   1. It acts as a passageway for air and food 
   2. It is the site of water absorption 
   3. It is the site of food breakdown
   4. It does not participate in the digestion of food

e. It is the site of food breakdown

200

1. Which organ does the stomach pass on processed food to?

1. The small intestine

300

What begins in the stomach during chemical digestion?
 

A: The breakdown of proteins

400

What are the four regions of the stomach?
 

A: Cardiac region, fundus, body, and pylorus

500

What is the name of the semi-liquid food mixture the stomach delivers to the small intestine?
 

A: Chyme

Small and Large Intestine

100

1. What are the three subdivisions of the small intestine? (Hint: "Dogs Just Itch")

A)Duodenum

B. Jejunum

C. Illum 

200

What do inhabiting bacteria in the large intestine produce?
 

A: Vitamin K and some B vitamins.

300

2.What is the primary function of the large intestine?

A)To absorb water and electrolytes from the remaining indigestible food matter and form feces for waste removal.

NOT AIDING DIGESTION

400

1. Which enzyme plays a major role in digestion in the small intestine? Give one function of this enzyme.

Pancreatic enzymes-

helps complete digestion of starch

carry out about 1/2 of protein digestion

responsible for fat digestion

digest nucleic acids.

500

What structures increase surface area for absorption in the small intestine?
 

A: Villi and microvilli

Liver and Pancreas

100

What are two important things the liver produces?

1. Bile

2. Cholesterol

 3. Blood Proteins

200

What is the main function of the pancreas?

Produces digestive enzymes that break down all foods- all major food categories (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats)

300

What is one hormone the pancreas releases?

A - Insulin or Glucagon (regulating blood sugar levels)

400

True or False: The liver is the largest gland in the body

TRUE

500

What role does the liver play in metabolism?
 

A: It detoxifies drugs and alcohol

B: degrades hormones,

C: produces blood proteins.