Digestive system

Question 1

Function of liver

Answer 1

• Filter blood coming from digestive tract before passing it to rest of body
• detoxifies chemicals and metabolizes drugs

Question 2

Function of kidney

Answer 2

Extracts waste from blood, balances body fluids, makes pee

Question 3

Function of pancreas

Answer 3

Converts food into fuel for body cells. Also helps in digestion and regulates blood sugar

Question 4

Function of gallbladder

Answer 4

Store and concentrate bile which is produced in liver and used to digest fatty foods

Question 5

Function of pharynx

Answer 5

Throat- muscular walls function to swallow and serves a pathway for the movement of food from the mouth to the esophagus

Question 6

Function of salivary glands

Answer 6

Glands that produce saliva which keeps parts of the mouth and other parts of the digestive system moist. Also helps break down carbohydrates and lubricates the passage of food down from the oropharynx to the esophagus to the stomach

Question 7

Function of esophagus

Answer 7

Long thin muscular tube that connects pharynx to stomach. Forms important piece of the gastrointestinal tract and functions as the conduit for food and liquid that have been swallowed by the pharynx to reach the stomach

Question 8

Function of stomach

Answer 8

A muscular organ receives food from esophagus as the food reaches end of esophagus it enters stomach through a muscular valve called the lower esophageal sphincter. The stomach secretes acid and enzymes that digest food

Question 9

Function of anus

Answer 9

Last part of digestive tract. A 2 inch long canal consisting of pelvic floor muscles and the 2 anal sphincters

Question 10

Function of small intestine

Answer 10

Part of intestines where 90% of digestion and absorption takes place. The other 10% takes place in stomach and the large intestine. Main function is to absorb nutrients and minerals from food