Berry_Clisby Test- Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
- What is bolus?
A
It is what food is called after it’s been partially broken down in the mouth
- WKST- Digestion Process Begins, and Final Digestion and Absorption
2
Q
- In what part of the body does most chemical digestion take place?
A
Small intestine
- CLF- Digestive System
3
Q
- What is chyme?
A
It is what food is called after it’s been digested by the stomach
- WKST- Food and Energy
4
Q
- What digestive organ releases enzymes that he,o break down startches, protein, and fats in the small intestine
A
Pancreas
- CLF- Digestive System
5
Q
- The tooth that provides the main structure of the tooth
A
Dentin
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6
Q
- Which nutrients are made up of amino acids?
A
Proteins
- WKST - Food and energy
7
Q
- Where does digestion of carbohydrates begin?
A
Teeth
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8
Q
- The tongues function is..
A
Mix the food with enzymes and position food for swallowing
- WKST- Digestion Process Begins, and Final Digestion and Absorption
9
Q
- About half of the different ______ that make up proteins are inside the body
A
Amino acids
- WKST- Food and Energy
10
Q
- Bacteria in the _____ make vitamin k
A
Large intestine
- WKST- food and energy
11
Q
- Where does digestion begin?
A
Stomach
- WKST- Digestion Process Begins, and Final Digestion and Absorption
12
Q
- Most chemical digestion takes place in the______
A
Small intestine
- CLF- digestive system
13
Q
- Food is pushed through the esophagus to the stomach by waves of muscle contraction known as…
A
Peristalsis
- WKST- Digestion Process Begins, and Final Digestion and Absorption
14
Q
- The breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler molecules is ______ digestion
A
Chemical digestion
- WKST- Digestion Process Begins, and Final Digestion and Absorption
15
Q
- How do the small intestine and large intestine compare in size?
A
The large intestine is shorter and longer in diameter than the small intestine
- CLF- digestive system