Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
Ingestion is?
A
The act of eating
2
Q
Digestion is?
A
The process of breaking down food into molecules(polymer to monomers)
3
Q
Carbs to?
A
Monosaccharides
4
Q
Lipids to?
A
Fatty acids and glycerol
5
Q
Proteins to?
A
Amono acids
6
Q
Absorption occurs after?
A
Digestion
7
Q
The mouth is what kind of digestion?
A
Mechanical and chemical
8
Q
Wave made by esophagus muscle contraction is called
A
Peristalsis
9
Q
Esophagus is
A
Passage for food from mouth to stomach
10
Q
Stomach what type of digestion
A
Mechanical and chemical
11
Q
Where is digestion completed?
A
Small intestine
12
Q
Where is water absorber into the capillaries
A
Large intestine
13
Q
What does salivary glands do?
A
Produces amylase to digest carbs
14
Q
Pancreas produces?
A
Protease,kinases and amylase
15
Q
Liver produces?
A
Bile
