Kohn_Alex Test - Digestive System

Question 1

9. What is bolus?

Answer 1

It is what food is called after it’s been partially broken down in the mouth.

Notes - IHM - Digestion Questions

Question 2

39. The breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler molecules is mechanical digestion.

Answer 2

False - Chemical Digestion

Notes - WKST - Digestion Process Begins, and Final Digestion and Absorption

Question 3

40. Chemical reactions in the body take place in the nutrient known as water.

Answer 3

True

Notes - WKST - Food and Energy

Question 4

41. Bacteria in the esophagus make vitamin K.

Answer 4

False - Large intestine

Notes - Study Guide - Digestive System

Question 5

56. What specifically is the name of the area of C shown? In general, could organ C perform its function without organ B? Explain.

Answer 5

C - Duodenum of the small intestines. B is the pancreas, which produces enzymes that aid in chemical digestion. Without those enzymes, chemical digestion couldn’t be completed, so C, the small intestine, would be unable to absorb small nutrient molecules into the bloodstream.

Notes - Study Guide - Digestive System