Digestive System Part 1

Question 1

True or False: Most nutrients molecules are too big to be
directly passed into blood.

Answer 1

true

Question 2

Goals of the Digestive System

Answer 2

1. Digest Food into smaller molecules
2. Absorb Smaller molecules into the blood

Question 3

Major Functions of the Digestive System:

Answer 3

1. Digestion: All of the mechanical and chemical processes that convert large,
   nonabsorbable nutrient molecules into small absorbable nutrient molecules.
2. Absorption: Process by which nutrients pass from the digestive tract into the blood.