GI tract organs

Question 1

salivary glands

Answer 1

release a mixture of water, mucus, and enzymes

Question 2

liver

Answer 2

produces bile, an important secretion needed for lipid digestion

Question 3

gallbladder

Answer 3

stores and releases bile, needed for lipid digestion

Question 4

pancreas

Answer 4

releases pancreatic juice that neutralizes chyme and contains enzymes needed for carbohydrate, protein, and lipid digestion

Question 5

oral cavity

Answer 5

mechanical breakdown, moistening, and mixing of food with saliva

Question 6

pharynx

Answer 6

propels food from the back of the oral cavity into the esophagus

Question 7

esophagus

Answer 7

transports food form the pharynx to the stomach

Question 8

stomach

Answer 8

muscular contractions mix food with acid and enzymes, causing the chemical and physical breakdown of food into chyme

Question 9

small intestine

Answer 9

major site of enzymatic digestion and nutrient absorption

Question 10

large intestine

Answer 10

receives and prepares undigested food to be eliminated from the body as feces

Question 11

accessory organs

Answer 11

salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, pancreas

Question 12

organs of the GI tract

Answer 12

oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine