Digestive

Question 1

Consumption of solid & liquid food usually through the mouth

Answer 1

Ingestion

Question 2

Chewing

Answer 2

Mastication

Question 3

Movement of food from one end of the digestive track to another

Answer 3

Propulsion

Question 4

Movement of food back and forth from the digestive track, incorporates digestive track’s many secretions into food

Answer 4

Mixing

Question 5

Breakdown of large organic molecules; mechanical or chemical means

Answer 5

Digestion

Question 6

Addition of liquids, enzymes, and mucus to the ingested food

Answer 6

Secretion

Question 7

Movement of molecules out of the digestive system into the blood or lymphatic system;

Answer 7

Absorption

Question 8

Found in the lumen of the small intestine which absorb the small molecules of nutrients (Amino, acids, monosaccharides, fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, and water)

Answer 8

Epithelial cells

Question 9

Removal of undigested material such as fiber from food, plus other waste products.

Answer 9

Elimination

Question 10

“is a potentially life-threatening inflammation of the peritoneal membranes. The inflammation can result from chemical irritation by substances, such as bile, that have escaped from the digestive tract. Or it can result from infection originating in the digestive tract, as may occur when an infected appendix ruptures. ”

Answer 10

Peritonitis