DIGESTIVE ORGANS

Question 1

Where digestion begins; food is chewed and mixed with saliva.

Answer 1

Mouth

Question 2

is a soft, round mass of chewed food mixed with saliva, formed in the mouth during the process of eating

Answer 2

Bolus

Question 3

What is the medical term for chewing

Answer 3

Mastication

Question 4

The part of the throat at the back of the mouth that helps swallow food by pushing it to the esophagus.

Answer 4

Oropharynx

Question 5

A flap that covers the windpipe during
swallowing to prevent food from entering the lungs.

Answer 5

Epiglottis

Question 6

A muscular tube that moves food from the throat to the stomach through peristalsis.

Answer 6

Esophagus

Question 7

What is peristalsis?

Answer 7

wave-like movement

Question 8

The valve in the between the esophagus and stomach to prevent reflux of the GI content

Answer 8

Esophageal Sphinchter

Question 9

a muscular, J-shaped organ in the upper abdomen. mixes food with acid and enzymes to break it down into a semi-liquid form.

Answer 9

Stomach

Question 10

What is HCl?

Answer 10

gastric juice

Question 11

What color is HCl

Answer 11

green

Question 12

What is the pH scale of HCl

Answer 12

3-5 pH

Question 13

What is the pH level of blood

Answer 13

7.35-7.45 pH

Question 14

is the semi-liquid mixture of partially digested food, stomach acid, and digestive enzymes that forms in the stomach.

Answer 14

Chyme

Question 15

A valve between the stomach and the small intestine that controls the release of partially digested food.

Answer 15

Pyloric Sphincter