Chapter 24: Digestive System

Question 1

health of digestive system determines…

Answer 1

the health of you

Question 2

digestive system is responsible for…

Answer 2

digestion, absorption, and elimination

Question 3

the digestive system is broken down into the…

Answer 3

GI tract and accessory organs

Question 4

digestion involves

Answer 4

ingestion
propulsion
mechanical digestion
chemical digestion
absorption
elimination

Question 5

mechanical digestion

Answer 5

chewing
mixing
churning

Question 6

chemical digestion

Answer 6

occurs in small intestine
uses enzymes to break down the food we eat

Question 7

we NEED to _________ __________ food in order to absorb it

Answer 7

chemically digest

Question 8

oral cavity

Answer 8

mouth, tongue, salivary gland
begins digestion of food, mixes with salvia, breaks it down

Question 9

salviary amylase

Answer 9

begins digestion of carbs

Question 10

lingual lipase

Answer 10

begins digestion of lipids/fats

Question 11

the lubricated oval mass we swallow is…

Answer 11

bolus

Question 12

stomach

Answer 12

full of acids and digestive enzymes
begins digestion of proteins

Question 13

what protects the stomach from gastric juice

Answer 13

layer of mucus and bicarbonates

Question 14

chyme

Answer 14

food we ate, syrup
travels from stomach to duodenum

Question 15

small intestine is made of

Answer 15

duodenum, jejunum, and ileum

Question 16

where does 90% of digestion and absorption take place

Answer 16

small intestine

Question 17

jejunum

Answer 17

where most digestion and absorption take place

Question 18

ileum

Answer 18

longest portion
where bile and vitamins are absorbed

Question 19

the large intestine begins with..

Answer 19

cecum

Question 20

large intestine ends with…

Answer 20

rectum and anus

Question 21

accessory organs are…

Answer 21

salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas

Question 22

liver

Answer 22

produces bile
receives almost everything that goes through the GI tract

Question 23

gallbladder

Answer 23

where bile is stored
used to emulsify fat

Question 24

pancreas

Answer 24

EXOCRINE portion
makes bicarbonate and digestive enzymes

Question 25

bicarbonate

Answer 25

neutralizes stomach acid

Question 26

visceral peritoneum

Answer 26

on the organs

Question 27

parietal peritoneum

Answer 27

lines the cavity

Question 28

between the visceral and parietal peritoneum you have…

Answer 28

serous fluid

Question 29

key retroperitoneal organs include

Answer 29

kidneys and pancreas

Question 30

mesentery

Answer 30

double layer of peritoneum that stabilizes the small intestine

Question 31

how many baby teeth do we have

Answer 31

20

Question 32

we have how many adult teeth?

Answer 32

32

Question 33

a tooth connects to…

Answer 33

mandible or maxilla as a gomphosis joint

Question 34

crown

Answer 34

above the gum line

Question 35

enamel

Answer 35

hard material covering teeth

Question 36

cavaties

Answer 36

caused by acids produced when microbes in your mouth ferment sugar

Question 37

salivary glands include…

Answer 37

parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands