Digestive system

Question 1

food moves through

Answer 1

alimentary canal

Question 2

transit time

Answer 2

the time it takes for food to go from top to bottom

Question 3

typical transit time

Answer 3

24-72 hours

Question 4

peristalsis

Answer 4

wave-like motion that propels food through digestion that begins as food as food hits the gut

Question 5

peristalsis mixes what

Answer 5

food substances and digestive juices

Question 6

secrete fluid to moisten and bind food particles with mucous

Answer 6

salicary glands

Question 7

enzyme that breaks down carbs

Answer 7

amylase

Question 8

four major taste receptors of the tongue

Answer 8

sweet, sour, bitter, salty

Question 9

the craving receptor

Answer 9

unami

Question 10

learned taste that you can unlearn

Answer 10

fat

Question 11

the major salivary glands

Answer 11

parotid, submandibular, sublingual

Question 12

which salivary gland is the biggest?

Answer 12

parotid

Question 13

which salivary gland is the smallest?

Answer 13

sublingual

Question 14

pharynx moves what?

Answer 14

food

Question 15

pharynx is the cavity behind the mouth from which the esophagus leads to the

Answer 15

stomach

Question 16

hiatal hernia

Answer 16

stomach protruding up into the diaphragm

Question 17

gastric gases enter the weak spot and cause

Answer 17

heartburn

Question 18

other cause of heartburn

Answer 18

reflux of gastric acid

Question 19

part of the stomach that prevents food from coming back up?

Answer 19

pyloric sphincter

Question 20

amount of gastric acid secreted a day

Answer 20

2-3 liters

Question 21

causes production and release of acid for dissolving and digesting

Answer 21

gastrin

Question 22

most common cause of ulcers

Answer 22

helicobacter pylori

Question 23

gastric juice that splits protein

Answer 23

pepsin

Question 24

absorption of B12 vitamin from small intestine

Answer 24

intrinsic factor

Question 25

open sore on the surface of an organ

Answer 25

ulcer

Question 26

hormone made in mucosa of the stomach that increases appetite

Answer 26

grelin

Question 27

made in fat cells and tells your body there’s enough energy and stop eating

Answer 27

leptin

Question 28

people who have more grelin

Answer 28

sleep less or opposite their circadian rhythm

Question 29

empty out of the stomach the fastest

Answer 29

carbs

Question 30

stay in the stomach the longest

Answer 30

fat

Question 31

lies over the stomach to protect internal organs

Answer 31

omentum

Question 32

halliotosis

Answer 32

bad breath

Question 33

probiotics

Answer 33

red wine, yogurt, pichstachios

Question 34

3 major parts of the small intestine

Answer 34

duodenum, ileum, jejunum

Question 35

small hairs that transfer food from intestine to blood

Answer 35

villi

Question 36

stores and secretes bile

Answer 36

gall bladder

Question 37

bile is an emulsifier for what?

Answer 37

fat

Question 38

too much bile causes

Answer 38

gallstones

Question 39

peptidases split proteins into

Answer 39

polypeptides

Question 40

splits sucrose

Answer 40

sucrase

Question 41

made in the small intestine when food enters and tells you you’re full

Answer 41

cck

Question 42

contained in pancreatic juice and neutralizes the acid in chyme

Answer 42

bicarbonate

Question 43

pancreatic amylase

Answer 43

breaks down carbs

Question 44

most important function of the small intestine

Answer 44

nutrient absorption

Question 45

caused by a peristalsis rush from overeating or irritation

Answer 45

diarrhea

Question 46

parts of the large intestine

Answer 46

cecum, appendix, colon

Question 47

verrucous veins in the rectum

Answer 47

hemorrhoids