Digestive And Urinary System

Question 0

Chemical digestion

Answer 0

Enzymes break down food into smaller molecules

Question 1

Digestion

Answer 1

Breaking down food into a form that can pass into the blood stream

Question 2

Mechanical digestion

Answer 2

The breaking, crushing, and mushing of food so that it is in smaller pieces

Question 3

Digestion starts in the ________.

Answer 3

Mouth

Question 4

Peristalsis

Answer 4

Muscular contractions that push food along the digestive tract

Question 5

Heartburn

Answer 5

The muscle that connects the stomach and the esophagus does not close properly and gastric juice goes up and burns the esophagus

Question 6

Ulcer

Answer 6

The protective layer of mucus breaks down and the gastric juice burns the walls of the stomach

Question 7

Gallstones

Answer 7

The bile crystallizes into “stones”

Question 8

Diarrhea

Answer 8

Too little water is absorbed

Question 9

Constipation

Answer 9

Too much water is absorbed

Question 10

Nutrients

Answer 10

Useable portions of food

Question 11

The six nutrients

Answer 11

Carbs, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, water

Question 12

Chemical digestions of carbs begins and ends

Answer 12

Begins in the mouth and ends in the small intestine

Question 13

Chemical digestion of proteins begins and ends in

Answer 13

Starts in the stomach and ends in the small

Question 14

Fats begin and end chemical digestion in

Answer 14

Small intestine

Question 15

Fats are broken down into

Answer 15

Glycerol and fatty acids

Question 16

Protein is broken down into

Answer 16

Amino acids

Question 17

Carbs are broken down into

Answer 17

Simple sugars

Question 18

Bacteria in the large intestine make _______.

Answer 18

Vitamins

Question 19

Large intestines absorbs _______ and __________.

Answer 19

Water and vitamins

Question 20

Fiber

Answer 20

Cellulose that humans cannot digest