Digestion

Question 1

Oral cavity (teeth and tongue)

Answer 1

Mastication

Deglutition

Question 2

Pharynx

Answer 2

Deglutition

Question 3

Esophagus

Answer 3

Deglutition
Peristalsis (waves of muscular contraction)
1-8 seconds

Question 4

Stomach

Answer 4

Mixing (chyme)
Peristalsis
2-6 hours

Question 5

Small intestine (small bowel)

Answer 5

Rhythmic segmentation (churning)
Peristalsis
3-5 hours

Question 6

Carbohydrates

Answer 6

Complex sugars become simple sugars in the mouth and stomach

Question 7

Proteins

Answer 7

Become amino acids in the stomach and small bowel

Question 8

Lipids

Answer 8

Become fatty acids and glycerol in small bowel only

Question 9

3 things ingested and absorbed but not digested

Answer 9

Vitamins
Minerals
Water

Question 10

Enzymes are

Answer 10

Biological catalysts in digestive juices

Question 11

Bile

Answer 11

From gall bladder

Emulsifies fats

Question 12

3 things ingested, digested, and absorbed

Answer 12

Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids

Question 13

Primary functions of digestive system

Answer 13

Ingestion and/or digestion
Absorption
Elimination

Question 14

5 places for ingestion and or digestion

Answer 14

Oral cavity
Pharynx
Esophagus 
Stomach
Small intestine

Question 15

Absorption takes place in

Answer 15

Small intestine

Stomach

Question 16

Elimination

Answer 16

Large intestine

Question 17

Water is absorbed in

Answer 17

Large intestines

Question 18

Adult esophagus is about how long

Answer 18

10 inches

Question 19

Where does the esophagus start

Answer 19

Level of c-6 or the upper margin of the thyroid cartilage

Question 20

Where is the esophagus in relation to the trachea and heart?

Answer 20

Posterior

Question 21

At what level does the esophagus pass through the diaphragm?

Answer 21

T-10

Question 22

The esophagus increases in diameter and joins the stomach at?

Answer 22

Esophagogastric junction

At the level of xiphoid tip T-11

Question 23

The expanded portion of the esophagus is called

Answer 23

Cardiac Antrum

Question 24

Food that has been mechanically and chemically altered in the stomach is

Answer 24

Chyme

And transported to the duodenum!

Question 25

Duodenum is how long

Answer 25

8 to 10” and is the widest portion of the small intestine.