avezzano_venus Test: Digestive System Flashcards
0
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- Which process takes place in the large intestine
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- Water is absorbed from undigested food
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1
Q
- When chyme enters the small intestine
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- A basic solution from the small intestine neutralizes the acidic chyme
60- WKST final digestion and absorption
2
Q
- What does the liver do
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- Liver, produces bile and helps break down fats
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3
Q
- Name the structures that cover the inside of the small intestine, and what they do
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- Villi, absorb nutrients from the chyme
60- WKST final digestion and absorption
4
Q
- What is the name in which almost all chemical digestion takes place
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- The small intestine
56- CLF digestion and the tooth
5
Q
- Could the small intestine preform its function without the pancreas
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- No, the pancreas aids in chemical digestion
60- WKST final digestion and absorption
6
Q
- What is the organ through which food is absorbed
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- Small intestine
56- CLF digestion and the tooth
7
Q
- What is peristalsis?
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- Peristalsis is involuntary waves of muscle contraction
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8
Q
- What does the esophagus do
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- Carries food from the mouth to the stomach
57- WKST the digestive process begins
9
Q
- What are two organs that food does not travel through
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- Pancreas, liver
56- CLF digestion and the tooth