Lesson 3: Digestion Flashcards
What is the function of teeth in digestion?
Why are teeth important for further digestion?
What is the function of the salivary glands?
Within the salivary glands, what macronutrient is started in the mouth?
Why does the food that is not usually followed not go down your trachea?
What is the cause of heartburn?
What is the function of the stomach in digestion?
Why does the hydrochloric acid not burn the stomach wall?
Where does protein digestion start?
Where does the absorption of broken-down food occur?
What are the specific cells called that line the stomach intestine?
Why is the design of the microvilli important for the absorption of breaking down food?
Where do all absorbed nutrients go? (aka where are nutrients first transported to?)
What is the function of the large intestine in digestion?
What is the function of the liver in digestion?
