lindsey_ridge test: digestive system Flashcards

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  1. What carbohydrate helps your digestive system function even though your body can not digest it
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Fiber

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  1. What nutrient is made of amino acids
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Proteins

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  1. What tooth structure provides the main structure of the tooth
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Dentin

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  1. What organ is considered to be a part of the alimentary canal
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Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus.

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  1. What is true about the stomach
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HC1 in the stomach kills bacterial that is swallowed with food and helps pepsin to work, mechanical digestion occurs in the stomach, the stomach is a j-shaped muscular pouch in the abdomen, digestive juice in the stomach contains an enzyme that breaks down proteins

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  1. When doesn’t happen chyme enters the small intestine.
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Very little amount of cyme is present

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  1. What substance must be present in the stomach for pepsin to work?
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Hydrochloric acid.

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  1. Where does digestion of carbohydrates begin
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The mouth

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