Digestive System

Question 1

Breakdown of food by muscular activities (mouth & stomach)

Answer 1

Mechanical Digestion

Question 2

Breakdown of food by digestive fluids (enzymes & bile)

Answer 2

Chemical Digestion

Question 3

Bolus

Answer 3

Moist mass of food formed before swallowing

Question 4

Peristalsis

Answer 4

Rhythmic contractions moving materials along the digestive tract

Question 5

What is the digestive system also known as

Answer 5

Alimentary canal

Question 6

Mouth Function

Answer 6

Mechanical digestion of food - shredded, torn and ground

Question 7

Chyme

Answer 7

A paste that food turns into after the stomach partially digests food

Question 8

Reflux

Answer 8

The movement of chyme back up the esophagus from the stomach (a.k.a. vomiting)

Question 9

Esophagus

Answer 9

Allows food to travel from the mouth to the stomach

Question 10

Stomach

Answer 10

Mechanical and chemical digestion occurs, churns the food into chyme and mixes it with hydrochloric acid

Question 11

Liver

Answer 11

Creates bile, emulsifies fats and detoxifies the body

Question 12

Stores and releases bile

Answer 12

Gallbladder

Question 13

Example of carbohydrates

Answer 13

Glucose

Question 14

Example of proteins

Answer 14

Amino acids

Question 15

Example of lipids

Answer 15

Fatty acids