Anatomy

Question 1

What is the general pathway that food takes through your digestive system? (list the components in order)

Answer 1

1) Mouth

2) Esophagus

3) Stomach

4) Small Intestine

5) Large Intestine

Question 2

Your salivary glands are in your mouth. What purpose does it serve?

Answer 2

its there so that food could move easily through your esophagus,
it also helps break down the complex molecules in carbs into simple ones (chemical transformation)
and contains antibacterial properties.

Question 3

What physical transformation does your esophagus perform and why?

Answer 3

Peristalsis so that food doesn’t travel the wrong way. (it pushes it down)

Question 4

What do gastric juices contain?

Answer 4

acid and enzymes

Question 5

where does the digestion of protein start?

Answer 5

Stomach

Question 6

what do the gastric juices in the stomach do?

Answer 6

break the food down into even smaller pieces. and also help kill bacteria.

Question 7

where do most nutrients (water, mineral vitamins) get absorbed into the bloodstream?

Answer 7

small intestine

Question 8

true or false: fats and protein get broken down in the small intestine

Answer 8

true

Question 9

how does the small intestine move & churn food?

Answer 9

peristalsis

Question 10

what does the liver do

Answer 10

secretes bile and emulsifies fat

Question 11

what does the pancreas do

Answer 11

break down carbohydrates into glucose

Question 12

where is most of the water removed from your digestive system?

Answer 12

large intestine