Making Digestion Efficient

Question 1

You have 35 Millions Glands in the Lining of your Stomach. These Secrete _________, a Protease Enzyme, to Digest the Protein you Eat.

Answer 1

Pepsin.

Question 2

The Stomach Produces a Concentrated Solution of _________________ Acid from the Same Glands. This Allows the Stomach ____________ Enzymes to Work Efficiently. It Kills Most of the _____________ that you Take in.

Answer 2

Hydrochloric…Protease…Bacteria…

Question 3

The Stomach Produces a Thick Layer of ________.

Answer 3

Mucus.

Question 4

Your Liver Makes a Green-Yellow _________ Called ______, this is Stored in the ______ Bladder Until Needed.

Answer 4

Liquid…Bile…Gall…

Question 5

Bile _______________ the Acid that was Added to the Food in the Stomach, Providing the Alkaline Conditions Necessary for ______________ in the Small Intestine to Work Efficiently.

Answer 5

Neutralises…Enzymes…

Question 6

Bile _____________ Fats in Food. Bile Physically _________ Up Large Drops of Fat Into Smaller Droplets, Providing a Bigger Surface Area of Fats for __________ Enzymes to Act Upon.

Answer 6

Emulsifies…Breaks…Lipase…

Question 7

Sometimes, Gall Stones Form and these Can _________ the Gall Bladder and Bile ________.

Answer 7

Block…Ducts…