Miller_Garrison Flashcards
- The part that provides the main structure of the tooth
Root 52.Digestion Tooth
- What substance in the mouth contains an enzyme that begins chemical digestion?
Saliva 54. WKST- The Digestive Process Beginsd
- Where does digestion of carbohydrates begin?
Teeth 60. BP- do
Digestion
What structures enables the smal, intestine to absorb large amounts of nutrients?
Villi54. WKST - Digestion Process Begins, and Final Digestion and Absorption
- The tongue functions to
mix the food with enzymes and position food for swallowing. 52.Digestion Tooth
- Which of the following is true about the stomach?
The stomach is a J-shaped muscular pouch in the abdomen.
Mechanical digestion does occur in the stomach Digestive juice in the stomach contains an enzyme that breaks down proteins.
Hydrochloric acid in the stomach kills many bacteria that are swallowed with food.
54. WKST- The Digestive Process Begins
- Which of the following organs is considered to be a part of the alimentary Canal?
Liver, salivary glands, pancreas, gallbladder
None of these 52.Digestion Tooth
- Why do we need to break food apart?
So our bodies can use the nutrients from the food 54. WKST- The Digestive Process Begins
- Where does digestion begin?
Mouth 51. Study Guide - Digestive System
- Which of the following is not a function of the digestive system?
Near your mouth52.Digestion Tooth
- Hydroelectric acid is a caustic chemicL can burn your skin- and yet it exists in your stomach. How can this be.
Your stomachache lining protects you against burns 54. WKST- The Digestive Process Begins
- Chewing is an example of what kind of digestion?
Mechanical 54. WKST- The Digestive Process Begins
- One of the folds of the ___ is to prepare waste material for elimination
Body 54. WKST- The Digestive Process Begins
- Bacteria in the esophagus make vitamin K
False, large intestine 55. WKST - Digestion Process Begins, and Final Digestion and Absorption
- Digestion begins in the stomach
False the mouth 54. WKST- The Digestive Process Begins
- Most chemical digestion takes place in the large intestine
False the small intestine 55. WKST - Digestion Process Begins, and Final Digestion and Absorption
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What organ does the food move into
The stomach moves in the small intestine. 60. BP - Digestion
What are the two organs and how do they compare
The larger and shorter in diameter than the small intestine 60. BP - Digestion
- What is the name of the organ in which all chemical digestion takes place
Small intestine 55. WKST - Digestion Process Begins, and Final Digestion and Absorption
- What structures line with the organ
The small structures are villi. Nutrient molecules pass into cells on the surface of a villus and from there into blood vessels. The villi provides a large surface are for absorption 55. WKST - Digestion Process Begins, and Final Digestion and Absorption
- What organ could function without the other organ
Duoden,e of the smLl intestine. The pancreas which produces enzymes that aid in chemical digestion without those enzymes chemical digestion could not be completed so the small intestine would be unable to absorb npsmall nutrient molecules in the blood stream. No why 55. WKST - Digestion Process Begins, and Final Digestion and Absorption
- What s the organ through which food is absorbed
Small intestine 52.Digestion Tooth
- What does the liver do
Produces bile that helps to break fat down into ambler particles 52.Digestion Tooth
