intro to digestion quiz

Question 0

illium

Answer 0

the third and longest section of the small intestine

Question 1

gallbladder

Answer 1

stpres a substance called bile, which physically breaks down fat droplets

Question 2

colon

Answer 2

another name for the large intestine

Question 3

mouth

Answer 3

limited digestion begins when salivary gland secretions enter this

Question 4

villi

Answer 4

minute projections extending from the walls of the small intestine and involved in absorbing products of digestion

Question 5

teeth

Answer 5

used to cut, tear and grind food; an adult has 32

Question 6

stomach

Answer 6

functions include mixing food and serving as a reservoir prior to the food being passes to the duodenum

Question 7

submandibular

Answer 7

this pair of salivary glands is located just below the jaw at the back of the mouth

Question 8

esophagus

Answer 8

when you swallow muscular movements carry the food along this structure to the stomach

Question 9

large intestine

Answer 9

this organ absorbs excess water from undigested food prior to its release from the body as solid waste

Question 10

peristalis

Answer 10

muscular movements involving the walls of the digestive tract that serve to mix materials and move them along the tract

Question 11

sublingual

Answer 11

this pair pf salivary glands is located in the floor of the mouth beneath the tongue

Question 12

duodenum

Answer 12

the short section of the small intestine that leaves the stomach

Question 13

tongue

Answer 13

it pushes food to the back of the mouth beneath the tongue prior to swallowing

Question 14

liver

Answer 14

this organ produces bile and detoxifies a variety of substances

Question 15

jejunum

Answer 15

this section of the small intestine between the duodenum and ilium

Question 16

pancreas

Answer 16

produces digestive juices that are released into the duodenum

Question 17

parotid

Answer 17

this pair of salivary glands is located just in front of and below the ears

Question 18

lipases

Answer 18

a group of enzymes that chemically digest fat

Question 19

what type of digestion is the liver, pancreas and large intestine

Answer 19

none

Question 20

what type of digestion is the the small intestine and stomach

Answer 20

chemical

Question 21

what type of enzymes do the small intestine use

Answer 21

lipases and propases

Question 22

what type of digestion secretion or enzyme does the stomach use

Answer 22

pepsin, hydrochloric acid and mucus