Oesophagus or Foodpipe

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What is peristaltic movement?

Q. Name the parts of human alimentary canal in order. [3 MARKS]

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Astronauts can swallow food in space because

1. The swallowing process is a voluntary movement

2. Gravity lets food fall into the stomach

3. Astronauts use special machines that help them swallow.

4. The swallowing process forces food into the stomach

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Pepsin, a protein digesting enzyme is present in the

1. mouth

2. oesophagus

3. stomach

4. duodenum

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Saliva helps in digestion of protein.

1. True
2. False

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Justify this statemtent "Digestion of food begins in the mouth"

Q. The digested food from mouth is received by hollow muscular tube called _____.

1. small intestine
2. large intestine
3. pharynx
4. oesophagus

Q. Name the parts of the alimentary canal. [3 MARKS]

Q. The stomach has two circular muscles at it's end.Why

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Name the six parts of the alimentary cannal

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How is food taken inside our body when we stand upside down

Q. The saliva helps in the digestion of

1. Starch
2. Proteins
3. Fibres
4. Fats

Q. Question 4
The swallowed food moves downwards in the alimentary canal because of

(a) Force provided by the muscular tongue.
(b) The flow of water taken with the food.
(c) Gravitational pull.
(d) The contraction of muscles in the wall of food pipe.

Q. The process of intake of food is known as ________ .

1. egestion
2. digestion
3. ingestion
4. secretion

Q. Oesophagus produces enzymes for the digestion of food.

1. True
2. False

Q. The long tube-like structure connecting the mouth and the stomach is called ________ .

1. small intestine
2. large intestine
3. trachea
4. oesophagus

Q. The digested food from mouth is received by hollow muscular tube called _____.

1. small intestine
2. pharynx
3. oesophagus
4. large intestine

Q. The rhythmic muscular contraction that pushes food from the oesophagus into the stomach is called .

1. peristalsis
2. ingestion
3. digestion

Q.

Astronauts can swallow food in space because

1. Gravity lets food fall into the stomach

2. Astronauts use special machines that help them swallow.

3. The swallowing process is a voluntary movement

4. The swallowing process forces food into the stomach

Q. The food after initial digstion in the mouth passes into the ___.

1. small intestine
2. food pipe
3. stomach
4. liver

Q. The swallowed food travels downwards in the food pipe because of ______.

1. force provided by the muscular tongue
2. the flow of water taken with the food
3. the contraction of muscles in the wall of the food pipe
4. gravitational pull

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Question 3
Read carefully the terms given below. Which of the following set is the correct combination of organs that do not carry out any digestive functions?

(a) Oesophagus, Large Intestine, Rectum
(b) Buccal cavity, Oesophagus, Rectum
(c) Buccal cavity, Oesophagus, Large Intestine
(d) Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Rectum

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Question 4
The swallowed food moves downwards in the alimentary canal because of

(a) Force provided by the muscular tongue.
(b) The flow of water taken with the food.
(c) Gravitational pull
(d) The contraction of muscles in the wall of food pipe.

Q. In which part of alimentary canal there is no peristalsis

Q. The rhythmic muscular contraction that pushes food from the oesophagus into the stomach is called .

1. ingestion
2. digestion
3. peristalsis

Q. The digested food from mouth is received by hollow muscular tube called _____.

1. oesophagus
2. large intestine
3. pharynx
4. small intestine

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After chewing an apple, the crushed apple is swallowed and passed from the _______ to the ________ .

1. mouth, oesophagus
2. oesophagus, small intestine
3. oesophagus, stomach
4. mouth, stomach

Q. What would happen when salivary amylase that acts specifically on starch enter the stomach and mixes with gastric juice ??