1: What are the parts of your body that digest your
food called?
a) The digestive system
b) The nervous system
c) The food system
3: Why is it sometimes difficult to taste food when you
have a cold?
a) Because your nose is blocked and can’t smell
b) Because your tastebuds stop working
c) Because you don’t feel hungry
7: Which of these descriptions best fits your stomach?
a) It is a tube that is about 20 feet (6 m) long.
b) It is like a stretchy bag.
c) It is a hard ball about the size of an orange.
9: Where does food go after it leaves your stomach?
a) Into your large intestine
b) Into your esophagus
c) Into your small intestine
2: What is the liquid made by your mouth called?
a) Slime
b) Chewing juice
c) Saliva
6: What is the name of the long tube that connects your
mouth to your stomach?
a) The tummy tube
b) The small intestine
c) The esophagus
8: Which of these statements is true?
a) Food becomes poop and pee in your stomach.
b) Food is churned and mixed in your stomach.
c) Food travels through your stomach in less than five minutes.
10: Which of these statements is false?
a) Your small intestine is 100 feet (30.5 m) long.
b) Your small intestine squirts juices onto your food.
c) Your small intestine is covered with tiny parts called villi.
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11: What happens inside your small intestine?
a) Tiny parts called villi soak up nutrients from your food
b) Your food is turned into poop
c) Your food is made into a bolus
13: Which statement is false?
a) Nutrients from food give you energy.
b) Nutrients are very bad for your body.
c) Nutrients called vitamins help your body fight off illnesses.
15: What happens inside your large intestine?
a) Solid, leftover food becomes poop
b) Solid, leftover food becomes pee
c) Solid, leftover food becomes blood
17: How fast does poop move through your large intestine?
a) 100 miles (160 km) an hour
b) 1 mile (1.6 km) an hour
c) Half an inch (1 cm) an hour
14: Where does your food go when it leaves your
small intestine?
a) Into your stomach
b) Into your liver
c) Into your large intestine
16: How long is your large intestine?
a) About 30 feet (9 m) long
b) About 5 feet (1.5 m) long
c) About 1 mile (1.6 km) long
18: Which part of your body controls everything your
body does?
a) Your heart
b) Your brain
c) Your mouth
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12: How are nutrients carried around your body?
a) In your saliva
b) In your blood
c) In special tubes called energy tubes