Dillon_Marguerite Test- Digestive System

Question 1

25. Where does digestion begin

60. BP Notes

Answer 1

In the mouth

Question 2

29.Where does digestion of carbohydrates begin ?

Answer 2

In the mouth

60.BP Notes

Question 3

47.How does the small intestine and large intestine compare in size

Answer 3

The large intestine is shorter and larger in diameter than the small intestine
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Question 4

49.What is the structure that is above the anus

Answer 4

The rectum

52.Digestion and teeth

Question 5

52.What specificly is the name of the area of the small intestine.In general could the duodenum preform its function without the pancreas?.Explain?

Answer 5

The duodenum of The small intestine,the pancreas produces enzymes that acid in chemical digestion.Without these enzymes,chemical digestion could not be completed so the duodenum -small intestine,would be unable to absorb small nutrient molecules into the bloodstream

Question 6

55. What organs line the duodenum and what functions are they.

Answer 6

The structure are villi.Nutrient molecules pass into cells on the surface of a villus and form there into the blood stream.The villi provide a large surface area for absorbition