Digestive System

Question 1

salivary gland

Answer 1

secrete salivary amylase/break down starch

Question 2

lingual gland

Answer 2

secrete lingual lipase/break down triglycerides

Question 3

stomach

Answer 3

secrete pepsin, hydrochloric acid, gastric lipase/break down protein and triglycerides, kill bacteria in food

Question 4

small intestine

Answer 4

secrete various enzymes/additional processing of nutrients

Question 5

pancreas

Answer 5

secrete pancreatic juice transported to duodenum through pancreatic duct

Question 6

pancreatic amylase

Answer 6

responsible for majority of starch breakdown

Question 7

pancreatic enzymes

Answer 7

break down proteins further

Question 8

pancreatic lipase

Answer 8

responsible for almost all lipid digestion

Question 9

pancreatic nuclease

Answer 9

responsible for digestion of nucleic acids

Question 10

liver

Answer 10

produces bile that is stored and concentrated in the gallbladder until needed in the duodenum/bile emulsifies (breakdown) large fat globules into small fat globules

Question 11

large intestine

Answer 11

bacteria in the lumen of the large intestine “normal flora” breakdown some of the remaining carbohydrates

Question 12

duodenum

Answer 12

absorbs water, iron, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, other trace minerals

Question 13

jejunum

Answer 13

majority of nutrient absorption, water

Question 14

ileum

Answer 14

absorbs vitamin b12, A, D, E, K, bile salts, amino acids, fatty acids, cholesterol, sodium, potassium. other nutrients the jejunum didn’t and water.