Digestive System

Question 1

Mechanical digestion begins in

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Mouth
Grinding cutting tearing action of teeth

Question 2

Mammals chew. Reptiles and fish

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Tear and gulp only

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Human have. Tooth

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32

Question 4

4 groups of 8 teeth which have

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2 incisors
1 canine
2 premolar
3 molar

Question 5

Each tooth had main two divisions

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Crown and root

Question 6

Has layer of extremely hard enamel covering bone like layer of dentin

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The crown

Question 7

Form when bacteria growing on teeth release acid during the break down of sugar

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Dental caries or cavity

Question 8

Chemical digestion begin in

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Mouth

Question 9

The enzyme —— begins the digestion of starch by breaking down into disaccharide maltose

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Salivary amylase

Question 10

Three pairs of salivary glands

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Patroid
Accessory
Sublingual gland

Question 11

Swallowed food moves through digestive system by involuntary waves of smooth muscle contraction called

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Peristalsis

Question 12

Stores food and acids in digestion

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Stomach

Question 13

Produce gastric juice which contains the protein digesting enzyme pepsin , hcl , mucus

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Gastric gland

Question 14

The —. Reduces the stomach ph about 2 which kills most bacteria present in food and helps break down the connective tissue of meat

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HCL

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The wall of stomach is protected by a thick layer of

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Mucus

Question 16

After 2-6 hours in stomach the food turned into a liquid

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Chyme which is released into the first part of small intestine duodenum

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The stomach has two ring of muscles that prevent the contents of stomach from leaving too soon or escaping back up

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Sphincters

Question 18

The valve at the top of stomach

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Cardiac sphincter

Question 19

The valve at the bottom of stomach

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Pyloric sphincter

Question 20

If acid does splash up into lower esophagus through cardiac sphincter

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A condition Acid reflux sensation called heartburn

Question 21

Small intestine averages about

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6 m or 18 ft

Question 22

The first 25 com of small intestine

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Duodenum

Question 23

Duodenum

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Receives the chyme from the stomach along with digestive enzyme and sodium carbonate from pancreas and bile from gall bladder

Question 24

Emulsifies the fat to allow the fat digesting enzyme lipase from pancreas

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The bile

Question 25

Helps neutralize the acidic stomach contents raising the ph of duodenum to about 8

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Sodium bicarbonate

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The main function of small intestine

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Digestion and absorption

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Small intestine produce maltase enzyme to finish the digestion of starch into

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Maltose that begun in mouth and continued in duodenum

Question 28

Small intestine also produce

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Peptides and nucleotides to complete the digestion of protein and nucleic acids respectively

Question 29

The fold of small intestine are lined finger like projections that increase the surface are

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Villi
Have microscopic extension called microvilli

Question 30

Sugars and amino are absorbed through the

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Columnar epithelial cells that lines with villi and enter the blood capillaries

Question 31

Absorbed nutrients in small intestine the head to

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Liver via hepatic portal vein

Question 32

The liver acts as

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Gatekeeper as it removes poisonous substances froom blood and detoxifies them

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The liver also stores excess sugar as

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Glycogen and removes and stores iron and fat soluble nutrents A D E K B12

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The liver also produces the yellow greenish which is stored in gallbladder

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Bile

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The leftover materials after absorption has extracted all nutrients from the intestinal contents called

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Feces and make its way to large intestine

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The large intestine shorter in length about

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1.5 m or 5 ft

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The primary role of the large intestine is

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Absorption of copious amounts of water used in the digestive process

Question 38

Large intestine also absorbs

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Vitamins produced by the bacteria that inhibit it

Question 39

Feces are

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75%water and 25%solid material

Question 40

Results from feces moving too quickly through large intestine which does not not allow enough water to absorbed

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Diarrhea

Question 41

Results from feces moving too slowly through the large intestine allowing too much water to be absorbed

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Constipation

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Liver functions

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Detoxifies blood.
2. Stores iron and the fat soluble vitamins (A,D,E & K)
3. Makes plasma proteins such as albumins and fibrinogen.
4. Stores glucose as glycogen to maintain blood glucose levels.
5. Produces urea after breaking down amino acids.
6. Produces bile.
7. Helps regulate blood cholesterol levels.

Question 43

Both exocrine and endocrine gland . Secretes insulin and glucagon which help bookd glucose level

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Pancreas

Question 44

Pancreas as an exocrine gland it produce

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Pancreatic juice which contains sodium bicarbonate and the enzymes pancreatic amylase trypsin nuclease and lipase

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Mumps a viral infection of

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Parotid gland

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Gastric juice

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Hcl + pepsin

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Pancreatic juice

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Antacid and enzyme