Digestion

Question 1

process of breaking down food into smaller molecules

Answer 1

digestion

Question 2

5 phases of digestion

Answer 2

ingestion, movement, mechanical and chemical digestion, absorption, elimination

Question 3

breaks down food into smaller pieces in the mouth

Answer 3

teeth

Question 4

hormone found in saliva, breaks down starches

Answer 4

amylase

Question 5

flap-like structure that closes over the trachea to prevent food from entering it; located at the pharynx

Answer 5

epiglottis

Question 6

how long is the esophagus?

Answer 6

20cm

Question 7

moves food from the throat to the stomach

Answer 7

esophagus

Question 8

j-shaped muscular bag that stores and breaks down food

Answer 8

stomach

Question 9

enzyme that digests protein

Answer 9

pepsin

Question 10

enzyme that digests fat

Answer 10

lipases

Question 11

also known as the throat

Answer 11

pharynx

Question 12

also known as the voice box

Answer 12

larynx

Question 13

movement of food down the esophagus

Answer 13

peristalsis

Question 14

regulates the travel of chyme from the stomach to the small intestine

Answer 14

sphincter

Question 15

largest part; main site of chemical digestion and absorption

Answer 15

small intestine

Question 16

first foot of the small intestine; where most chemical digestion occurs

Answer 16

duodenum

Question 17

secretes pancreatic juices that neutralizes stomach acid

Answer 17

pancreas

Question 18

how long is the small intestine?

Answer 18

about 7 meters

Question 19

main site of water absorption

Answer 19

large intestine

Question 20

how long is the large intestine?

Answer 20

about 1.5 meters

Question 21

short term storage which holds feces before expelled

Answer 21

rectum

Question 22

produces bile

Answer 22

liver

Question 23

stores and secretes bile

Answer 23

gallbladder

Question 24

produces digestive enzymes to digest macronutrients

Answer 24

pancreas