CH 6 Digestive System

Question 1

Gall bladder

Answer 1

An organ found below the liver, on the right side of the body, that receives bile from the liver and secretes it into the duodenum.

Question 2

Liver

Answer 2

An organ in the upper-right abdominal cavity with numerous functions, including the production and secretion of bile, which is stored and concentrated in the gall bladder prior to release into the duodenum.

Question 3

Motility

Answer 3

In the digestive system, refers to movements of the anatomical structures that allow contents to pass through.

Question 4

Mastication

Answer 4

The mechanical process whereby the oral muscles break down food.

Question 5

Peristalsis

Answer 5

The muscle action of the gastrointestinal system that pushes food through the body during digestion.

Question 6

Digestion

Answer 6

Multistep process that describes the passage of food through the body.

Question 7

Absorption

Answer 7

The process of nutrients being absorbed into the body during the digestive process.

Question 8

Esophagus

Answer 8

The anatomical part of the digestive tract that allows food to pass from oral cavity to stomach.

Question 9

Ingestion

Answer 9

The act of taking food, liquid, or other substances into the body in preparation for digestion.

Question 10

Chyme

Answer 10

A semifluid mass of digested food that is passed from the stomach to the small intestine.

Question 11

Duodenum

Answer 11

Part of the small intestine that resides between the stomach and the jejunum.

Question 12

Jejunum

Answer 12

Part of the small intestine that resides between the duodenum and the ileum.