Digestive System

Question 0

Esophagus

Answer 0

No digestion and is only food tube. Peristalsis moves food down

Question 1

Mouth

Answer 1

Mechanical digestion (chewing) chemical digestion of carbs. The enzyme is salivary amylase

Question 2

Stomach

Answer 2

Protein digestion and contains hydrochloride acid

Question 3

Pancreas

Answer 3

Makes enzymes that are released into small intestine to break down carbs, lipids and proteins

Question 4

Small intestines

Answer 4

Digestion of carbs lipids and proteins. Absorption of digested material by villi.

Question 5

Large intestines

Answer 5

Reabsorption of water by villi, stores feces to be excreted in rectum

Question 6

Liver

Answer 6

Makes bile to emulsify fat, physical digestion

Question 7

Epiglottis

Answer 7

Prevents food from entering the wrong pipe

Question 8

Peristalsis

Answer 8

Rhythmic muscular contractions used to move food through our digestive tract

Question 9

What organs have peristalsis ?

Answer 9

Esophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines….no accessory organs

Question 10

Villi

Answer 10

Finger like projections that are only in the small and large intestines to increase surface area for absorption of building blocks,surrounded by blood vessels to transport the nutrients

Question 11

What are the accessory organs?

Answer 11

FOOD DOESNT PASS THROUGH THEM ,THEY ONLY AIDS THE FOOD Liver, gall bladder ,and pancreas

Question 12

Gall bladder

Answer 12

Stores bile

Question 13

Why do enzymes break macronutrients to micronutrients?

Answer 13

The micronutrients are small enough to be transport to cells, not macronutrients

Question 14

Name the building blocks of the macronutrients protein ,carbohydrate and lipids.

Answer 14

Amino acid, monosaccharides , and 3 fatty acids and glycerol

Question 15

Bile

Answer 15

Made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder; used to mechanically break down fats

Question 16

Vitamins and minerals

Answer 16

Small and don’t have to be digested first, vitamins act as coenzymes

Question 17

Ucler

Answer 17

Caused by bacteria-symptom is pain and vomiting-effects are erosions- treatment is diets and antibiotics

Question 18

Colon cancer

Answer 18

Causes are obesity,lack of calcium-symptoms often are none but diarrhea and constipation -effects are abdominal pain and fatigue- treatments are chemo and radiation

Question 19

Constipation

Answer 19

Causes are removal of too much water and bad peristalsis -symptoms are infrequent fecal removal- effects are weight lose and blood in stool- treatments is eating more roughage

Question 20

Diarrhea

Answer 20

Causes by intestinal infection -symptoms are watery feces- effects are dehydration-treatments are water and antibiotics

Question 21

Appendicitis

Answer 21

Causes are infected and inflamed appendix -symptoms are pain and discomfort - effects are cramps- treatment is removal

Question 22

Anorexia nervosa

Answer 22

Causes are emotional/psych-symptoms are severe weight loss and nutritional deficiency-effects are appearing unhealthy- treatment is counseling

Question 23

Bulimia

Answer 23

Causes are emotional/psych-symptoms are binge and purge-effects may be appearing healthy- treatment is counseling