Digestive system

Question 1

It refers to the process of breaking down foods into smaller substances so they can be easily absorbed by the body.

Answer 1

Digestion

Question 2

What are the two types of digestion?

Answer 2

Mechanical and Chemical

Question 3

Where does the first stage of digestion start?

Answer 3

Mouth

Question 4

This is responsible for mastication

Answer 4

Teeth

Question 5

Perceives taste and helps mix food with saliva

Answer 5

Tongue

Question 6

This releases enzymes called salivary amylase

Answer 6

Salivary Glands

Question 7

Where food and air pass?

Answer 7

Pharynx

Question 8

This is where air passages

Answer 8

Larynx

Question 9

What is the structure above the pharynx?

Answer 9

Epiglottis

Question 10

It is 25 cm long and contracts in a wave-like motion process called Peristalsis

Answer 10

Esophagus

Question 11

What do you call the wave-like motion process of the Esophagus?

Answer 11

Peristalsis

Question 12

J-shaped muscle that secretes and holds gastric juices

Answer 12

Stomach

Question 13

It is part of the gastric juices that eliminates microorganisms and softens fibrous foods

Answer 13

Hydrochloric Acid

Question 14

An example of it is Renin and Pepsin

Answer 14

Digestive Enzymes

Question 15

When food is mixed with gastric juices, it is called?

Answer 15

Chyme

Question 16

It is 7-8 meters long and 4 cm wide and divided into three parts

Answer 16

Small Intestine

Question 17

What are the three parts of the small intestine?

Answer 17

Duodenum, Ileum, Jejunum

Question 18

It is part of the small intestine that neutralizes acidic chyme

Answer 18

Duodenum

Question 19

Two parts in the small intestine that help absorb nutrients

Answer 19

Ileum and Jejunum

Question 20

Is 2 meters long and 7 cm wide and is divided into three parts

Answer 20

Large intestine

Question 21

What are the three parts of the large intestine?

Answer 21

Cecum, Colon, Rectum

Question 22

What does the Large intestine reabsorb?

Answer 22

Water and salts

Question 23

No digestion happens in this organ

Answer 23

Large Intestine

Question 24

Where does the undigested food pass?

Answer 24

Anus

Question 25

Where is the undigested food stored before passed to the anus?

Answer 25

Rectum

Question 26

What do you call undigested food coming out of the anus?

Answer 26

Feces

Question 27

What are the processes of food digestion?

Answer 27

Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation, Excretion

Question 28

When does the chewing of food take place in the process of digestion?

Answer 28

Ingestion

Question 29

When does the digesting of food take place in the process of digestion?

Answer 29

Digestion

Question 30

When does the extraction of nutrients happen in the process of digestion?

Answer 30

Absorption

Question 31

When does the distribution of molecules happen in the process of digestion?

Answer 31

Assimilation

Question 32

When does the release of stool happen in the process of digestion?

Answer 32

Excretion

Question 33

This organ secretes bile and breaks down fats

Answer 33

Liver

Question 34

This organ stores and releases bile

Answer 34

Gallbladder

Question 35

This secretes pancreatic juice which is composed of enzymes that break down sugars, fats, and starches

Answer 35

Pancreas

Question 36

What do you call the juice that is composed of enzymes that break down sugars, fats, and starches?

Answer 36

Pancreatic juice

Question 37

Symptom wherein the frequent passing of stools happen

Answer 37

Diarrhea

Question 37

Acid from the stomach enters the esophagus

Answer 37

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Question 37

An inflammation in the lining of the stomach

Answer 37

Gastritis Ulcer

Question 38

Discomfort felt in the upper abdomen due to eating too fast or too much

Answer 38

Indigestion

Question 39

Buildup of gas in the abdomen

Answer 39

Flatulence

Question 40

The inability to move bowels regularly and difficulty moving them out

Answer 40

Constipation