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Question 1

Large, elongated gland behind the stomach; produces digestive enzymes and hormones

Answer 1

pancreas

Question 2

Removal of undigested wastes through the anus

Answer 2

elimination

Question 3

Muscular sac on the inferior surface of the liver that stores bile

Answer 3

gallbladder

Question 4

Small finger-like projections from the surface of the membrane that increase the surface area

Answer 4

villi

Question 5

• Epithelial membrane that secretes a thin, watery fluid
• outermost layer

Answer 5

serosa or serous membrane

Question 6

Enzyme that changes starches into simple sugars

Answer 6

amylase

Question 7

Large organ inferior to the diaphragm in the superior abdomen; secreted bile, storage, detoxification, and inter-conversion of nutrients

Answer 7

liver

Question 8

Process of breaking down food into absorb-able particles

Answer 8

digestion or catabolism

Question 9

Enzyme that aids the digestion of lactose

Answer 9

lactase

Question 10

• Material that covers a tooth
• the hardest substance in the body

Answer 10

enamel

Question 11

the process of taking up or assimilating a substance

Answer 11

absorption

Question 12

• Epithelial membrane that produces mucus
• mucus membrane

Answer 12

mucosa

Question 13

Salivary gland located inferior and anterior to the ear

Answer 13

Parotid salivary gland

Question 14

Type of lipid composed of glycerol and fatty acids

Answer 14

lipids or fats

Question 15

Organs in the ventral body cavities , especially that abdominal cavities

Answer 15

visceral

Question 16

Spitting of large molecules by the addition of water

Answer 16

hydrolysis

Question 17

Fluid that is made and released by the liver and stored in the gallbladder

Answer 17

common bile

Question 18

First portion of the small intestine

Answer 18

duodenum

Question 19

Building blocks of proteins

Answer 19

amino acids or peptides

Question 20

Serous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and forms the outer layer of the abdominal cavity

Answer 20

peritoneum

Question 21

needed to…
- help digest food
- rid the body of waste products
- make substances, called clotting factors, that keep the blood flowing well, among other task

Answer 21

liver

Question 22

• teeth located in the upper R and L , and lower R and L of the mouth
• helps you tear into foods like meat and vegetables

Answer 22

canine or cuspids

Question 23

Substance produced in the liver that emulsifies fats

Answer 23

bile

Question 24

hepat/a

Answer 24

liver

Question 25

3 main functions of the digestive system

Answer 25

- digestion - absorption - elimination

Question 26

parts of a tooth

Answer 26

- enamel - dentin - pulp - gums, - root canal - bone - nerves - blood vessels - crown - root

Question 27

3 parts of small intestine

Answer 27

- duodenum - jejunum - ileum

Question 28

the largest salivary gland and where it is

Answer 28

Parotid gland - inferior and anterior to the ear

Question 29

function of the pancreas

Answer 29

Produces enzymes that digest fats, carbs, proteins, and nucleic acids

Question 30

function of the gallbladder

Answer 30

stores bile

Question 31

order of tissue from outermost to innermost of the digestive wall

Answer 31

Serosa, musclours (anter), muscularis (inner), submucosa, mucosa

Question 32

At the bottom of the stomach, it governs that passage of food out of the stomach into the small intestine

Answer 32

pyloric sphincter

Question 33

where is the appendix attached

Answer 33

The end of the large intestine (the cecum)

Question 34

parts of large intestines and which empties into the rectum

Answer 34

Ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid (emptied into rectum)

Question 35

waste product of protein metabolism synthesized in the liver

Answer 35

urea

Question 36

what is bilirubin a byproduct of

Answer 36

Natural breakdown of RBC

Question 37

function of bile

Answer 37

Carry away waste and breakdown fats during digestion

Question 38

where the cystic duct and the common hepatic duct merge

Answer 38

hilium

Question 39

where the most nutrients is absorbed

Answer 39

small intestine

Question 40

how the hepatic portal system carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver and why this is necessary

Answer 40

Converts glycogen to glucose Modifies fats Stores vitamins and iron Detoxifies food and poisons.