Digestion system

Question 1

Mouth

Answer 1

mechanical and chemical digestion begin here

Question 2

Esophagus

Answer 2

muscular tube connecting mouth to the stomach

Question 3

Stomach

Answer 3

muscular sac containing acid and enzymes that down food to smaller molecules

Question 4

Small intestine

Answer 4

long tube where absorption of nutrients occurs through villi

Question 5

Villi

Answer 5

finger-like projections of small intestine lining; absorb nutrients into blood

Question 6

Large intestine

Answer 6

Extract water from what is left. Bacteria break down complex carbohydrates from our food also.

Question 7

Anus

Answer 7

A muscular opening at the end of the digestive system where waste material is eliminated from the body

Question 8

liver

Answer 8

produces bile to smooth out fats

Question 9

Gall bladder

Answer 9

stores bile

Question 10

Pancreas

Answer 10

secrete enzymes to complete the digestion

Question 11

Peristalsis

Answer 11

Waves of muscle contractions which keep moving the food down

Question 12

Villi

Answer 12

Microscopic projections of the wall of the small intestine. They increase the surface area of the gut, making it easier to absorb nutrients.

Question 13

Pancreas

Answer 13

The pancreas is another accessory organ. It produces pancreatic juices that will begin the digestion of fat.

Question 14

Bile

Answer 14

Bile is stored in the gall bladder. Bile helps to digest fat .

Question 15

Appendix

Answer 15

It stores good bacteria

Question 16

Salivary amylase

Answer 16

Enzyme produced by the salivary glands that beings starch digestion in the mouth

Question 17

Starch

Answer 17

The digestion of starch begins in the mouth by an enzyme called salivary amylase

Question 18

Hydrochloric acid

Answer 18

Hydrochloric acid provides an acidic environment in out stomach that allows the enzyme pepsin to begin the digestion of proteins. Hydrochloric acid helps to kill harmful bacteria