BIOLOGY HKUST LIFS1902 QUIZZES --- DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
1.Dietary supplements are popular in
enhancing health. Which one of the
following statements concerning dietary
supplements is FALSE?
A. They are nutrients to enhance
health
B. No answer text provided.
C. They are proven to be highly
effective
D. They have not been subjected
to vigorous safety testing
E. They can be harmful if taken
in large quantities
F. They can be useful to correct
a deficiency
2.Which of the following is the correct
order for the major parts of the
gastrointestinal tract?
A. Esophagus, stomach, large
intestine, small intestine,
mouth
B. Mouth, stomach, esophagus,
large intestine, small intestine
C. Mouth, esophagus, stomach,
small intestine, large intestine
D. Mouth, small intestine,
stomach, esophagus, large
intestine
3.What is the function of the epiglottis?
A. It is a flap to the trachea
which closes when swallowing
to prevent food from going
down the wrong tube
B. It is a structure in our vocal
cord
C. It stimulates the production of
saliva
D. It is a tube where food enters
into the stomach
4.Gastric mucosa lining the internal
stomach wall is highly folded to form a
structure called rugae. What is the
functional significance of rugae?
A. To supply ready-made cells to
relieve the high rate of cell
turnover in the stomach lining
B. To expand the volume
capacity of the stomach
lumen
C. To store HCl and pepsinogen
when the stomach is empty
D. To increase the surface area
for protein digestion
E. To prevent leakage of food
into the small intestine along
a smooth and slippery
stomach lining
5.In which of the following test tubes 8.Which of these organs has food for
will the protein be digested? the least time and does not participate
A. Water + egg white in digestion?
B. Pepsinogen + water + egg A. Large intestine
white B. Small intestine
C. Pepsinogen + hydrochloric C. Esophagus
acid + water + egg white D. Mouth
D. Water + hydrochloric acid + E. Stomach
egg white

6.Which of the following is not involved 9.Food is prevented from entering the
in digestion? trachea by the
A. Enzymes breaking down A. pharynx
proteins B. epiglottis
B. Chemical digestion C. sphincter muscle
C. Chewing of the food D. larynx
D. Churning and mixing of the E. glottis
food in the stomach
E. Transport of nutrients from
food via the blood

7.In humans, digestion of starch begins 10.The digestive juices found in the
in the stomach include
A. Stomach A. trypsin and pepsin
B. Large intestine B. bile and hydrochloric acid
C. Duodenum C. pepsin and hydrochloric acid
D. Esophagus D. amylase and trypsin
E. Mouth E. trypsin and bile

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