Chapter 7.1

Question 1

Mouth

Answer 1

Entry point of food. Digestion of starches begins here.

Question 2

Teeth

Answer 2

Cut, tear, and grind food into smaller pieces to aid digestion.

Question 3

Salivary Glands

Answer 3

Secrete saliva that helps moisten food to aid chewing and swallowing.

Question 4

Tongue

Answer 4

Organ in the mouth used for tasting and swallowing

Question 5

Peristalsis

Answer 5

The constriction and relaxation of the intestine, which push the contents of the canal forward

Question 6

Stomach

Answer 6

The breakdown of proteins

Question 7

Esophagus

Answer 7

Carries food from the pharynx to the stomach

Question 8

HCl

Answer 8

Aids in digestion

Question 9

Villi

Answer 9

Increase the surface area and absorption of substances

Question 10

Pancreas

Answer 10

A large gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes

Question 11

Liver

Answer 11

Aids in absorption of vitamins, minerals, and sugars, aids in riding itself of poisons and wastes

Question 12

Gall Bladder

Answer 12

Stores biles and releases it into the small intestines when needed

Question 13

Large Intestine

Answer 13

reabsorbs waters, bulks waste

Question 14

Smaller Intestine Lower

Answer 14

Absorption

Question 15

Small Intestine Upper

Answer 15

Digestion

Question 16

Carbohydrates

Answer 16

Provide fuel, the body can use most readily for energy

Question 17

Food

Answer 17

Nutritional substance used to maintain life and growth

Question 18

Nutrition

Answer 18

Food necessary for health

Question 19

Starches

Answer 19

A form of carbohydrates, long chains of simple sugars

Question 20

Fats (lipids)

Answer 20

Long term energy and insulation

Question 21

Proteins

Answer 21

Essential for growth and repairing and maintaining body tissue

Question 22

Fiber

Answer 22

Comes from cellulose (starch) found in plants

Question 23

Vitamins

Answer 23

Work with enzymes to regulate cellular activity

Question 24

Essential Elements

Answer 24

The basic building blocks of matter. They are important to maintain homeostasis

Question 25

Amino Acid

Answer 25

Building blocks of proteins