Immune System and Digestive System Quiz

Question 1

your digestive system is made up of ___________

Answer 1

a series of organs that work together to perform the function of digestion

Question 2

to live your body needs nutrients…

Answer 2

the digestive system breaks down the things you eat into nutrients

• vitamins
• minerals
• carbohydrates
• proteins
• lipids

Question 3

vitamins

Answer 3

help enzymes function

Question 4

minerals

Answer 4

• nonorganic molecules

- calcium and magnesium for skeletal function

Question 5

carbohydrates

Answer 5

so you can undergo cellular respiration

Question 6

proteins

Answer 6

for growth, building muscle cells, making enzymes, makes up part of the cell membrane

Question 7

lipids

Answer 7

for cell membrane, body heat/homeostasis, energy

Question 8

mechanical digestion

Answer 8

• using some kind of physical force
• for example, teeth breaking down food, or stomach making a churning motion
• puts food into a smaller form which allows chemical digestion to be more effective

Question 9

chemical digestion

Answer 9

• digestion involving enzymes (which are protein molecules)

- allows you to break things down

Question 10

absorption

Answer 10

transporting nutrients from your digestive system into the blood

Question 11

propulsion

Answer 11

helps the organ move the food along to the next organ. Most of this occurs with smooth muscle under voluntary control

Question 12

mouth:

Answer 12

-food is ingested here
-mechanical and chemical digestion
-mechanical w/ your teeth and tongue
-chemical w/ amylase an enzyme in your saliva that
begins to break down carbohydrates
-no absorption
-propulsion when you swallow

Question 13

pharynx

Answer 13

• a small space in the back of the mouth
• respiratory and digestive system meet
• bolus needs to go to the esophagus, not the respiratory tract
• the body prevents this from happening with the epiglottis, a flap of muscular tissue that closes the respiratory passage when you swallow
• no digestion
• no absorption
• no propulsion

Question 14

esophagus

Answer 14

• leads the bolus from the pharynx down to the stomach
• no digestion
• no absorption
• propulsion does occur
  
  • peristalsis
    - one part realizes as the other part contracts, squeezing the bolus and pushing it farther and farther towards the stomach