Hughes_elle Test Digestive System Flashcards
- Which process takes place in the large intestine?
Water is absorbed from undigested food
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- What is bolus?
It is what food is called after it has been partially broken down in the mouth
- WKST - the digestion process begins, and final digestion and absorption
- What is chyme?
It is what food is called after it has been digested by the stomach
- WKST - digestion process begins, and final digestion ends and absorption
- What substance coats and protects the inside of the stomach?
Mucus
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- List facts that are true about the stomach?
The stomach is a j-shaped muscular pouch in the abdomen
Mechanical digestion occurs in the stomach
HCI in the stomach kills many bacteria that are swallowed with food and helps pepsin to work
Digestive juice in the stomach contains an enzyme that breaks down proteins
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- What nutrient is made up of amino acids?
Proteins
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- Where does digestion of carbohydrates begin?
In the mouth
- WKST - digestion process begins, and final digestion ends and absorption
- What structure enables the small intestine to absorb large amounts of nutrients?
Villi
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- About half of the different _______________ that make up proteins are made inside the body.
Amino acids
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- Bacteria in the ______________ make vitamin K.
Large intestine
- Digestion process begins, and final digestion ends and absorption
- Water from the digestive system is absorbed in the _________
Intestine.
Large
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- The breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler molecules is __________ digestion.
Chemical
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- Where does peristalsis occur?
In the esophagus and the small intestine
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- Could the deodenum make chemical digestion occur?
No, because without the enzymes from the pancreas chemical digestion wouldn’t occur.
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- Where is food absorbed?
In the small intestine
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- What is the function of the gallbladder?
It stores bile
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- What is the function of the villi?
Provides a large surface area for absorbtion
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- Where does almost all chemical digestion take place?
Small intestine
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- What is the function of the liver?
It produces bile
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