SECOND SUMMATIVE TEST

SCIENCE 6
2018-2019

1.What is the digestive system?

A.The body's breathing system

B.The body's system of nerves

The body's food-processing system

The body's blood-transporting system

2.Digestion begins in the mouth. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?

The tongue aids in the digestion of the food.

The saliva changes some of the starches in the food to sugar.

The tongue keeps the food in place in the mouth

while the food is being chewed.
The digestive juices can react more easily with the food when chewed.

3.Where does food pass through between the mouth and the stomach?

The gullet

The rectum

The small intestine

The large intestine

4.Our throat divides into two separate tubes: the windpipe and the gullet. What prevents food from
entering the windpipe?

The uvula

The tongue

The trachea

The epiglottis

5.What happens when food reaches the stomach?

Nothing. No digestion occurs in the stomach.

The food moves quickly into the small intestine.

Juices mix with the food and stomach muscles squeeze it.
 The food is completely digested and is absorbed
by tiny blood vessels in the walls of the stomach.

6.Where does the partly-digested food (in liquid form) go after it leaves the stomach?

The gullet

The appendix

The small intestine

The large intestine

7.How does digested food finally reach the bloodstream?

It passes through the gullet into the blood.

It is absorbed into the blood through blood vessels.

It is absorbed into the blood through the walls of the lungs.

It passes from the small intestine into the large

intestine, then into the blood.

8.The digestive system processes food into usable and unusable materials. The usable materials are sent
to the body's cells as food. What happens to unusable materials?

It goes into the pancreas to await disposal.

It goes to the right ventricle to await disposal.

It goes into the large intestine to await disposal.

It goes into the small intestine to await disposal.

9.Solid waste leaves the body through the rectum then the anus. Liquid waste leaves the body after
passing through the ...

kidneys and bladder

blood vessels and lungs

large intestine and bowel

small intestine and large intestine

10.Digestion takes place in a long tube-like canal called the alimentary canal, or the digestive tract. Food
travels through these organs in the following order:
Mouth, gullet, stomach, small intestine,
large intestine and rectum
Mouth, oesophagus, stomach, large intestine,
small intestine and rectum
Mouth, stomach, oesophagus, small intestine,
large intestine and rectum
Mouth, stomach, gullet, small intestine,
large intestine and rectum
11.Which of the following does NOT manufacture digestive juices?

Liver

Kidneys

Stomach

Pancreas

12The liver is located in the abdomen and performs many functions. Which of the following is NOT a
function of the liver?

Storing food

Manufacturing insulin

Producing digestive juices

Healing itself when it is damaged

13.Which one of the folloiwing is NOT primary function of the skin

Protection

Reproduction

Secretion

Sensation

14The _____ layer of the skn is considered to be the 'true' skin.

Epidermis

Dermis

Subcutaneous

Muscle

15.There are three kinds of fibers that intermingle with the cells of the dermis. They include all of the
following EXCEPT _____.

Elastin

Collagen

Reticulum

Tactile

16_____ makes up approximately 70 percent of the dry weight of the skin and gives it strength, form,
and flexibility.

Elastin

Collagen

Reticulum
 Kertain

17The _____ forms a protective layer over every part of the body and varies in thickness, being thickest
in the palms of the hands and soles of the feet and thinnest on the inner sides of the limbs.

Epidermis

Dermis

Subcutaneous

Collagen

18.The cells of the _____ layer of the epidermis are almost dead and undergo a change into cells of the
more superfical layers.

Stratum corneum

Stratum granulosum

Stratum spinosum

Stratum germinativum
19
_____ refers to abnormal conditions of the skin resulting from contact with chemicals or other exterior
agents.

Urticaria

Psoriasis

Contact dermatitis

Eczema

20_____ glands are sweat glands.

Sudoriferous

Sebaceous

Subcutaneous

Subterranean

21Sudoriferous glands are under the control of the _____ nervous sytem and are located in the dermis.

Syspathetic

Parasympathetic

Autonomic

Visceral

22.Hair and nails are considered to be _____ of the skin.

Glands

Appendages
 Waste products

Secretions
23.What is the respiratory system?

The body's breathing system

The body's system of nerves

The body's food-processing system

The body's blood-transporting system

24.Air can enter the body and travel to the lungs ...

through the mouth and the nose

through the oesophagus and gullet

through the windpipe and the pores

through the nose and the nervous system

25.What is the purpose of the little hairs inside the nose?

To fight disease.

They serve no purpose.

To keep dust out of the lungs.

To tickle the nose and cause sneezes.

26.What is another name for the windpipe?

Lungs

Larynx

Trachea

Oesophagus
27.What happens to the windpipe, or trachea, before it reaches the lungs?

It branches in two directions.

It branches in three directions.

It vibrates and creates sounds.

It closes up so that no oxygen can escape.

28.What important activity takes place in the lungs?

Food is digested.

Liquid waste is filtered from the blood.

Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide.

The trachea is exchanged for the larynx.

29.Oxygen moves from the lungs into the bloodstream through ...

nerve fibres

a large artery in the heart

small blood vessels in the lungs

a tube in the lungs called the jugular vein

30.When we breathe in, we inhale many gases, including oxygen. What happens to the gases that the
body can't use?

They are exhaled.

They are changed into oxygen by the lungs.

They circulate through the body and are disposed of later.

They are absorbed into the digestive system and

used to create energy.

Which organ is made up of air-carrying tubes and tiny sacs?

The brain

The lungs

The stomach

The diaphragm

31.What body structure protects the lungs from outside harm?

Cartilage

Tiny sacs

The rib cage

The diaphragm
32.
To go on living, the body's cells need food, water, chemicals, and ...

helium

oxygen

vegetables

carbon dioxide