3.4 Organising Digestion

Question 1

Oesophagus

Answer 1

Muscular tube which moves food towards your stomach

Question 2

Stomach

Answer 2

Muscular organ that breaks down proteins

Question 3

Duodenum

Answer 3

Part of the intestines between the stomach and small intestine

Question 4

Small intestine

Answer 4

Organ with a lining with a big surface area to take up particles and nutrients

Question 5

Intestinal juice

Answer 5

Digestive juice with enzymes for nutrients

Question 6

Large intestine

Answer 6

Organ that takes up water

Question 7

Rectum

Answer 7

Organ that stores the unused parts of your food

Question 8

Anus

Answer 8

Circular muscle at the end of the digestive tract

Question 9

Salivary glands

Answer 9

Organs that produce saliva

Question 10

Gland

Answer 10

Organ that produces a hormone/fluid

Question 11

Liver

Answer 11

Organ that breaks down toxic substances, stores carbohydrates, fats and produces bile

Question 12

Gallbladder

Answer 12

Organ that stores bile

Question 13

Pancreas

Answer 13

Organ that creates pancreatic juice to break down proteins, carbohydrates and fats

Question 14

Peristalsis

Answer 14

Muscular motion caused by circular muscles in the digestive tract to transport food

Question 15

Pylorus

Answer 15

Circular muscle at the end if the stomach that controls the amount of food going to the intestines

Question 16

Gastric juice

Answer 16

Digestive juice made by the stomach to break down proteins and to kill bacteria

Question 17

Bile

Answer 17

Juice to split up fats

Question 18

Emulsification

Answer 18

Splitting up fat molecules by adding a detergent

Question 19

Villi

Answer 19

Finger-like structures at the inner lining of the small intestine

Question 20

Hepatic portal vein

Answer 20

Vein that connects the intestines with the liver

Question 21

Faeces

Answer 21

Solid waste from the digestive tract that is removed through the anus