Digestive Flashcards
What condition hinders glucose uptake and often results in high blood sugar?
diabetes
What kind of muscle surrounds the gastrointestinal tract and guides food with perstaltic waves?
smooth
To speed up digestion, chewing food increases its what?
surface area
Saliva contains what proteins that aid in chemical digestion?
enzymes
The inner space of a tube is called what?
lumen
What organ releases the insulin that helps cells intake glucose?
pancreas
What organ primarily absorbs nutrients macromolecules?
small intestine
After ingestion and digestion, where does absorbed food molecules end up next?
blood stream
What brush-like structures help the gastrointestinal tract to sweep up food particles?
villi
What kind of muscle is the tongue?
skeletal
What organ primarily absorbs water?
large intestine
What circular skeletal muscles prevent leakage from the digestive system?
sphincters
Where does mechanical digestion begin?
oral cavity
What is the function of the epiglottis?
protect the trachea from food and fluid
What organ stores the bile that helps with fat digestion?
gall bladder
