Digestive System Warm Up

Question 1

What is the function of the esophagus?

Answer 1

-Transport food from pharynx to stomach
(No digestive function)

Question 2

What is the primary function of the small intestine?

Answer 2

Absorption of nutrients

Question 3

What are incisors?

Answer 3

Anterior chisel-shaped teeth that are adapted for cutting

Question 4

Describe the order through which food passes through the alimentary canal:

Answer 4

-Mouth
-Pharynx
-Esophagus
-Stomach
-Small Intestine
-Large Intestine

Question 5

What accessory digestive organ produces enzymes that break down all food groups?

Answer 5

Pancreas

Question 6

What is carried to the duodenum through the pancreatic and bile duct?

Answer 6

-Pancreatic Enzymes
-Bile

Question 7

What is jaundice?

Answer 7

-Buildup of bile within the liver leading to bile pigments circulating through the body
-Could cause tissues to turn yellow

Question 8

Bile is produced by the ___ but stored in the ___.

Answer 8

-Liver
-Gallbladder

Question 9

What can the enzyme amylase digest?

Answer 9

-Starch
(Amylose)

Question 10

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is produced in greatest quantity during:

Answer 10

The electron transport chain

Question 11

What carbohydrate is the human digestive system unable to break down into simple sugars?

Answer 11

Cellulose

Question 12

What are the building blocks of proteins?

Answer 12

Amino Acids