ATI TEAS 7 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM –
EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Salivary glands - Answer~Glands of the mouth that produce saliva, a digestive
secretion.
Pharynx - Answer~Throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the
larynx
Oral Cavity - Answer~The part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is
bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the
mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible.
Esophagus - Answer~A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
Liver - Answer~Directly affects digestion by producing bile.
Stomach - Answer~Large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical
digestion of food.
Gallbladder - Answer~Stores bile from the liver, releases it into the small intestine.
Common Bile Duct - Answer~Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the
duodenum.
Pancreatic Duct - Answer~Conducts pancreatic juice from the pancreas to the small
intestine.
, Digestive System - Answer~Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the
blood for distribution to body cells.
Pancreas - Answer~Produces digestive enzymes to digest fats, carbohydrates and
proteins. Regulates the level of sugar in the blood (insulin and glucagon).
Which glands is Saliva is produced by? - Answer~The parotid (located near the
masseter muscle), submandibular (located deep in the mandible), and sublingual
(located under the tongue).
Small Intestine - Answer~The place where most chemical digestion and absorption
of food takes place.
Cecum - Answer~A pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines.
Rectum - Answer~A short tube at the end of the large intestine where waste material
is compressed into a solid form before being eliminated.
Appendix - Answer~A small pouch attached to the large intestine
Anus - Answer~A muscular opening at the end of the rectum through which waste
material is eliminated from the body.
Amylase - Answer~Enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in starches.
Lipase - Answer~Enzyme that breaks down fat
EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Salivary glands - Answer~Glands of the mouth that produce saliva, a digestive
secretion.
Pharynx - Answer~Throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the
larynx
Oral Cavity - Answer~The part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is
bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the
mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible.
Esophagus - Answer~A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
Liver - Answer~Directly affects digestion by producing bile.
Stomach - Answer~Large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical
digestion of food.
Gallbladder - Answer~Stores bile from the liver, releases it into the small intestine.
Common Bile Duct - Answer~Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the
duodenum.
Pancreatic Duct - Answer~Conducts pancreatic juice from the pancreas to the small
intestine.
, Digestive System - Answer~Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the
blood for distribution to body cells.
Pancreas - Answer~Produces digestive enzymes to digest fats, carbohydrates and
proteins. Regulates the level of sugar in the blood (insulin and glucagon).
Which glands is Saliva is produced by? - Answer~The parotid (located near the
masseter muscle), submandibular (located deep in the mandible), and sublingual
(located under the tongue).
Small Intestine - Answer~The place where most chemical digestion and absorption
of food takes place.
Cecum - Answer~A pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines.
Rectum - Answer~A short tube at the end of the large intestine where waste material
is compressed into a solid form before being eliminated.
Appendix - Answer~A small pouch attached to the large intestine
Anus - Answer~A muscular opening at the end of the rectum through which waste
material is eliminated from the body.
Amylase - Answer~Enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in starches.
Lipase - Answer~Enzyme that breaks down fat
