Dillon_William Digestive Test Flashcards
1) Where does the alimentary canal end?
Large intestine
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6) If you wanted to find the glands that produce salivary amylase, where you would look?
Near your mouth
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8) What is chyme
It is what food is called after its been digested by the stomach.
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9) What is the process by which waste is eliminated
Defecation
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12) What substance must be present in he stomach for pepsin to work best
Hydrochloric Acid
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17) What organ is considered to be part of the alimentary canal
None of the following ( gallbladder, liver, pancreas, salivary glands)
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21) What is true about the stomach
Is a J shaped muscular pouch in the abdomen
Mechanical Digestion occurs here
HCI in the stomach kills many bacteria
Digestive Juice in the stomach contains an enzyme that break down protien
All are true
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29) Where does the digestion of carbohydrates begin ?
In the mouth
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30) What is the process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the digestive system.
Absorption
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36) About half of the different __________ that makes up proteins are made inside the body
Amino Acids
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39) Bacteria in the ___________ makes Vitamin K
Large intestine
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45) The breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler molecules is __________ Digestion.
Chemical
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48) Give the letters and names of the two organs shown in the diagram through which food does NOT travel
The pancreas, and the liver
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49) Identify the digestive system organs.
Esophagus,Stomach,Pancreas,Rectum, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, and Liver.
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51) What is peristalsis? Give the letters of two organs in which it occurs.
Peristalsis is involuntary waves of muscle contraction. esophagus and large intestine
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