NAME: ______________________

SCORE: ________________________
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

OBJECTIVES:
1. To label the parts of the digestive system.
2. To describe the function of the digestive system and
other parts associated with it.
3. To trace the pathway of food in the digestive system.
4. To appreciate the importance of the digestive system by giving ways in
maintaining a healthy eating habit.
Part a. Use the listing below to label the diagram. Write your answer beside the number
Anus
Esophagus
Oral Cavity
Appendix
Gall Bladder
Pancreas
Ascending Colon
Ileum
Rectum
Cecum
Jejunum
Salivary Glands
Descending Colon
Larynx
Sigmoid Colon
Diaphragm
Liver
Stomach
Duodenum
Nasal Cavity
Transverse Colon

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PART B
QUESTIONS:

1. Give the general function of the Digestive System.

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2. Describe or give the function of the following parts associated with the Digestive System.
a. mouth / oral cavity- _________________________________________________
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b. esophagus - ______________________________________________________
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c. stomach - ________________________________________________________
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d. small intestine - ___________________________________________________
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e. large intestine - ____________________________________________________
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f. rectum - _________________________________________________________
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g. anus - __________________________________________________________
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h. pancreas - _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
i. liver - ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
34. When you eat a hamburger sandwich, trace the correct pathway of this
food in your digestive system.
a. ______________________
b. ______________________
c. ______________________
d. ______________________
e. ______________________
f. ______________________
g. ______________________ - undigested food comes out
5. Fill in the blanks with the terms provided below.
Maltose, intestinal, mouth, pancreas, small intestine, salivary, glucose, salivary amylase, maltose,
pancreatic amylase
a. Digestion of carbohydrate ( starch).
Starch digestion begins in the ________
Here the ducts empty from the
________________ glands. The salivary juice contains the enzyme ___________________, and
this enzyme breaks down starch to the disaccharide _____________. Starch is also acted on in
the _______________. Here a duct empties from the _________________. Pancreatic juice
contains the enzyme ____________________, which breaks down starch to the disaccharide
________________. Starch digestion is complete when this disaccharide is broken down to
________________, a monosaccharide, which can be absorbed by intestinal villi. The enzyme
that converts maltose to glucose is secreted by ____________________.
peptides, stomach, intestinal, gastric, trypsin, small intestine, peptides, pepsin, pancreas, amino
acids

b. Digestion of protein ( meat).

Protein digestion begins in the _____________. The ____________ glands line the wall
of the stomach. They secrete a proenzyme that becomes the enzyme _____________. This
breaks down protein to ______________. Another enzyme called _______________. Is
secreted by the _____________, and this enzyme acts on protein in the ________________,
also breaking down protein to _______________. Protein digestion is complete when peptides
are broken to _______________, molecules small enough to be absorbed by the villi. The
glands that secrete peptidases are the ____________________ glands located at the base of
the villi.
lipase, gall bladder, glycerol, bile, lacteals, bile
c. Digestion of fats ( butter).
Fat is first emulsified by _________ , a substance made by the liver and stored in the
______________. The contents of the latter enter the small intestine by way of the
_____________ duct. After the fat has been emulsified, it is broken down by the enzyme
______________, also found in pancreatic juice , which enters the small intestine by way of the
pancreatic duct. Fats are broken down to _______________ and fatty acids, molecules small
enough to be absorbed by intestinal villi. Actually, fat products enter the ________________,
which are a part of the lymphatic system.

6. Describe the following processes:

a. peristalsis- _______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
b. absorption- _______________________________________________________
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7. Why is it important to undergo bowel movement or defecation at least once a day?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
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8. Give at least two diseases or disorders associated with the Digestive
System. Give ways to prevent/ cure these diseases.
a. _________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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b. ________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
9. Give the different ways of maintaining a healthy eating habit.
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_________________
NAME: ______________________

SCORE: ________________________

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
PART A. DRAWING. Label the parts of the respiratory system. Write your answer beside the
number.

PART B.
Unscramble Puzzle. Use the clues to unscramble the messed-up words. Write your answer on
the space provided.
Clues
1. armored tube that allows air to pass and
divides into the left and right bronchi
2. known as voice box
3. area wherein food and air passes

Messed-up Words
EARCTEH
YALRXN
XAPNHYR

Unscrambled Words

4. passage way of air coming from the

trachea
5. looks like tree branches;where air
is warmed here before reaching the air
sacs
6. looks like bunch of grapes where
exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen
occurs
7. like a balloon inside a bag: main function
is to exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen
and vice versa
8. smelling and breathing start here
9. muscle that helps to expand and
contract the lungs
10. secondary inhaler and exhaler

RBOIHCN
COHIEBRNSLO
VELIOLA
SUGNL
SONRITL
GRAHMIDAP
OUHTM

PART C QUESTIONS:
1. Differentiate breathing from respiration.
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2. Differentiate external and internal respiration.
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3. Explain the process of gas exchange between the lungs and the blood; and between the blood
and body cells.
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
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4. Give the path of air . In which structures does gas exchange actually occur?
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
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5. When food is swallowed which respiratory passage is closed off?
___________________________________________________________________
6. Classify the following phrases whether inhalation or exhalation process
a) lungs expanded
_________________________
b) muscles relaxed
__________________________
c) diaphragm dome- shaped
__________________________
d) enlarged chest
__________________________
e) air pressure in lungs less than environment __________________________