Digestive System

Question 1

food processing involves ingestion (eating), digestion (breakdown), absorption (uptake of nutrient) and elimination (passage out of the body)

Answer 1

digestive system

Question 2

site of ingestion (intake of the food), mechanical digestion (chewing of the food), and chemical digestion (due to saliva)

Answer 2

mouth/oral cavity

Question 3

moves bolus (mechanically ingested food) from mouth to stomach

pipe connecting mouth to stomatch

Answer 3

esophagus

Question 4

secretes an extraordinarily strong acid (ph=2) that leads to breakdown of food

digests proteins and adds gastric juice, producing CHYME

Answer 4

stomach

Question 5

site of most enzymatic hydrolysis

after digestion is complete, chyme enters the small intestine where it is absorbed into the bloodstream

the chyme is propelled along by folded surfaces called VILLI, on the intestine

Answer 5

small intestine

Question 6

produces alkaline solution to stabilize acidic chyme

secretes digestive enzymes, produces the hormone insulin that regulate blood sugar levek

neutralizes stomach acid

Answer 6

pancreas

Question 7

creates bile which helps digest lipids/food

Answer 7

liver

Question 8

pouch-like organ that stores bile for future use

Answer 8

gallbladder

Question 9

reabsorbs water to solidfy feces

removes water from the chyme and gets waste ready for exrection

Answer 9

large intestine