Final Study Guide Pt. 5 (Lab 11)

Question 1

_________ is the process by which food is transformed into nutrients that can be absorbed into the bloodstream.

Answer 1

digestion

Question 2

digestion is the process by which food is transformed into ________ that can be absorbed into the bloodstream.

Answer 2

nutrients

Question 3

digestion is the process by which food is transformed into nutrients that can be absorbed into the ____________.

Answer 3

bloodstream

Question 4

Food is moved through the digestive tract through specific contractions of smooth muscles, called __________

Answer 4

peristalisis

Question 5

chemical digestion involves the action of numerous ________ that catalyze the break down of large macromolecules into absorbabel nutrients.

Answer 5

enzymes

Question 6

Starch is broken down into ________ by _________

Answer 6

maltose

amylase

Question 7

What happens if starch is present in the solution?

Answer 7

If starch is present in the solution, it will turn a very dark blue-black in the presence of iodine-potassium-iodide (IKI).

Question 8

What happens if maltose is not present?

Answer 8

If maltose is not present, the solution wil remain the bright blue color of the Benedict’s

Question 9

_____, __________ _____, ________, and ________ are accesory digestive organs.

Answer 9

liver
salivary gland
gallbladder
pancreas

Question 10

What makes up the oral cavity?

Answer 10

teeth, tongue, salivary glands, and pharnyx

Question 11

Which organ is this:

a muscular tube that carries food from the pharnyx to the stomach

Answer 11

esophagus

Question 12

Which organ is this:

a J-shaped organ lying below the heart and above the intestines on the left side of the body

Answer 12

stomach

Question 13

Which organ is this:

a tube-shaped organ emerging formthe right side of the stomach and curving downward

Answer 13

small intestine

Question 14

The ________, _____, and _________ all secrete enzymes into the small intestine

Answer 14

pancreas
liver
gallbladder

Question 15

Which organ is this:

contains finger-like projections called villi

Answer 15

small intestine

Question 16

Which organ is this:

a large organ located mainly on the right side of the abdominal cavity

Answer 16

liver

Question 17

Which organ is this:

produces bile

Answer 17

liver

Question 18

What is bile?

Answer 18

breaks down fats

Question 19

Which organ is this:

a small, greenish sac like structure lying just below the liver

Answer 19

gallbladder

Question 20

Which organ is this:

stores bile from the liver and releases it into the smal intestine

Answer 20

gallbladder

Question 21

Which organ is this:

an organ about 15 centimeteres in lenght located at the back of the abdomen, behind the stomach

Answer 21

pancreas

Question 22

Which organ is this:

produces enzymes that are secreted into the small intestine

Answer 22

pancreas

Question 23

Which organ is this:

is also known as the colon

Answer 23

large intestine

Question 24

Which organ is this:

large in diamete but short in length

Answer 24

large intestine

Question 25

Which organ is this:

contains bacteria

Answer 25

large intestine

Question 26

Which organ is this:

absorbs water from the remaining indigestible matter

Answer 26

large intestine

Question 27

Which organ is this:

recieves and holds undigested material from the large intesine

Answer 27

rectum

Question 28

Which organ is this:

its circular muscles control the elimination of stool

Answer 28

anus