Digestive System Worksheet (A)

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Digestive System Worksheet (A) - Grade 4 Circle the letter of the correct answer.
1.
The part of the digestive system where final digestion takes place.
a. Stomach
2.
b. Small Intestines
The process in the digestive system where food is pushed down through the gullet through
a series of contraction and relaxation.
a. Submaxillary
3.
c. Large Intestines
b. Gastric Juices
c. Peristalsis
Food is chemically digested in
I. Mouth through grinding of the teeth.
II. Moistening and softening of the food in the mouth.
III.
Food is broken down to simple substances in the stomach.
IV.
Gastric juices are further added to the food.
a. III and IV
4.
b. gullet
c. small intestines
d. large intestines
c. small intestines
d. large intestines
Digests and absorbs food.
a. mouth
6.
c. All of the above
Passage by which food goes from mouth to stomach
a. mouth
5.
b. II, III and IV
b. gullet
Absorbs water from the remaining indigestible food matter and pass waste material from
the body.
a. mouth
7.
b. gullet
d. large intestines
This manufactures and secretes digestive enzymes like lipase, which breaks down fats, and
insulin, which regulates the blood sugar.
a. liver
b. pancreas
c. small intestines
c. gall bladder
d. stomach
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8.
Digestive System Worksheet (A) - Grade 4 The following are functions of the liver except
a. It produces bile that is necessary for the breakdown of fats.
b. It breaks down further the substances from the small intestines so that the nutrients are
needed by the body are processed and the toxins are broken down further to create
least harm.
c. It absorbs all the fats and toxins from the body.
d. It stores the glucose from carbohydrates and sugars and releases it to the body when
energy is needed.
9.
Bile produced by the liver is stored in the
a. pancreas
10.
b. enzymes
c. digestive tract
d. gall bladder
Which of the following foods aid in digestion?
a. foods rich in fiber like fruits and vegetables
b. foods that are good sources of protein
c. foods that are high in carbohydrates
11.
Dara ate fatty foods for lunch, what part of the digestive system will release bile into the
stomach in order to help the acids of the stomach breakdown the fat?
a. liver
12.
b. pancreas
b. pancreas
c. gall bladder
d. stomach
Martin overate oily french fries. The liver will produce a fluid that will help digest the fat from
the french fries. What do you call this yellowish-green fluid?
a. enzyme
d. stomach
People with diabetis have fluctuating sugar levels. Which of the following will produce
insulin to regulate blood sugar.
a. liver
13.
c. gall bladder
b. acid
c. bile
d. fat eliminator
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