digestive system Flashcards

1
Q

The function of the digestive system is to break down food via _______.

A

Hydrolysis

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2
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simpler substances or molecules

A

nutrients

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3
Q

taking the food into the body

A

ingestion

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3
Q

Functions of the digestive system:

A

Intake or digestion of food

Absorb

Elmininate

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4
Q

physical movement or pushing of food along the digestive tract

A

peristalsis

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5
Q

passage of digestive food from the digestive tract into the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems for distribution to the body’s cells

A

absorption

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5
Q

breakdown of food by both mechanical and chemical mechanisms

A

digestion

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6
Q

elimination from the body of those substances that are indigestible and cannot be absorbed

A

Defecation

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