Anatomy: Digestive System Trivia Quiz

digestive system

Digestive System

Answer 15 questions on the anatomy and physiology of the human digestive system.

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The enzyme amylase is secreted in your saliva and pancreas. What does it primary break down?

2 / 15

What is the first section of the small intestine that connects with the stomach?

3 / 15

What digestive organ makes bile, a substance that helps break down fats?

4 / 15

Where are most of the nutrients obtained from food absorbed into the blood?

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What is the correct order of the digestive alimentary canal after food passes through the esophagus?

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What structure prevents food from entering the trachea and going into your lungs?

7 / 15

What organ, shown in the graphic, produces most digestive enzymes?

pancreas

8 / 15

What is the term for the combination of partially digested food and gastric juices in the stomach?

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Which of these is the correct order that material passes through the large intestine after going through the small intestine and cecum?

10 / 15

Jaundice is a symptom associated with dysfunction of what organ?

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What digestive autoimmune disorder is triggered by gluten?

12 / 15

Helicobacter Pylori bacteria and overuse of NSAIDs (e.g., ibuprofen and aspirin) are primary causes of what digestive disorder?

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What is the name of the digestive condition characterized by an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine, causing bloating and pain, which is often relieved by following a low FODMAP diet?

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In what digestive organ does most water reabsorption occur?

15 / 15

What politician said, "The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other?"

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3 thoughts on “Anatomy: Digestive System Trivia Quiz”

  1. I got a ‘D’. I usually get a ‘D’. However, this is the first time that my ‘D’ was better than the average!

    • Yes, Roger, the scores have been brutal. At least school prepared us for the critical stuff like proving angles in triangles add to 180 degrees and it rains a lot in Vietnam….

      • Well, to be fair, high school ended for me 40 years ago, and although I didn’t totally suck in my science classes back then, math & engineering was much more my thing. My parents also taught us kids to be critical thinkers and how to take care of ourselves (and what my parents didn’t teach me about survival training, the Army kinda “filled in the blanks 🙂 ) so, even if I can’t remember all the pieces, parts & functions of the human intestinal tract, I think I’ll get by. 😉 I still enjoy these types of quizzes to try to “wake up” the long dormant neurons where stuff like this used to be stored…

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