Digestive System

Question 1

Mechanical digestion

Answer 1

Use teeth and tongue to chew food into small pieces to swallow

Question 2

Saliva

Answer 2

Produced from salivary glands and contains amylase

Question 3

Chemical digestion

Answer 3

Amylase begins to break down complex carbohydrates into simple ones

Question 4

Esophagus

Answer 4

Peristalsis is used to push through the esophagus to your stomach

Question 5

Stomach

Answer 5

Gastric juice (hydrochloric acid, mucus, and enzymes) breaks down proteins and Bolus is broken down into chyme

Question 6

Small intestine

Answer 6

Once chyme leaves the stomach empties into here. 6 m long and 2.5 cm in diameter. First metre called duodenum. Covered in villi

Question 7

Pancreas

Answer 7

Produces digestive enzymes into small intestine breaks down carbohydrates, proteins, and fat in chyme

Question 8

Liver

Answer 8

Produces bile breaks globs of fat into smaller droplets

Question 9

Gallbladder

Answer 9

Where bile is stored

Question 10

Villi

Answer 10

Increases surface area to take in nutrients.

Question 11

Large intestine

Answer 11

Reabsorbs water and other minerals

Question 12

Ingestion

Answer 12

Bite an apple or drink milk

Question 13

Flow chart of digestive system

Answer 13

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