Mod 11 - Overview Of The Digestive System

Question 1

Serves to store and concentrate bile

Answer 1

Gallbladder

Question 2

Where is hydrochloric acid produced, and what is its role?

Answer 2

Stomach - Kills bacteria in the food and makes the food acidic

Question 3

Where is bile produced?

Answer 3

Liver

Question 4

Main function of bile

Answer 4

Breaks down fats

Question 5

Where does the most nutrient absorption happen?

Answer 5

Small intestine

Question 6

Most chemical digestion happens where

Answer 6

Small intestine

Question 7

What to enzymes are released in the mouth?

Answer 7

Amylase and lypase

Question 8

What is the function of amylase?

Answer 8

Begins digestion of starch

Question 9

What is the function of lipase?

Answer 9

Begins digestion of fat

Question 10

Inner surface of the small intestine has finger–like projections called _________ Which have an extensive network of blood vessels

Answer 10

Villi

Question 11

Digested food is passed into

Answer 11

Blood vessels

Question 12

Undigested food is passed into

Answer 12

Large intestine

Question 13

The muscular sphincter called ______________ Helps prevent backflow of stomach acid into the esophagus

Answer 13

Lower esophageal sphincter (LES)

Question 14

What is the function of microvilli in digestion

Answer 14

Further increases the absorption area and produces digestive enzymes

Question 15

What role do the two layers of smooth muscle of the muscularis play in propelling food through the digestive tract?

Answer 15

Regularly contracts and relaxes

Question 16

Large membrane in the abdominal cavity that connects and supports internal organs

Answer 16

Peritoneum

Question 17

What is the greater omentum mainly composed of?

Answer 17

Deposits of fat

Question 18

What is another name for the mouth?

Answer 18

Buccal cavity

Question 19

What is chyme?

Answer 19

Semi-fluid mixture of small food particles and gastric juice

Question 20

What are the 6 organs of the digestive tract?

Answer 20

Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus

Question 21

What are the 6 accessory organs of the digestive tract?

Answer 21

Teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, pancreas, gallbladder

Question 22

The esophagus lies ________ to the trachea

Answer 22

Posterior

Question 23

The stomach contains folds in its lining called

Answer 23

Rugae

Question 24

Where is the liver found?

Answer 24

Fills the operate abdomen below the diaphragm

Question 25

What are the main functions of the liver?

Answer 25

Storing in releasing glucose, processing vitamins and minerals, filtering toxins, and recycling old blood cells

Question 26

The pancreatic and bile ducts empty secretions into which part of the small intestine?

Answer 26

Duodenum

Question 27

What are the three parts of the small intestine in order?

Answer 27

Duodenum, jejunum, ilium

Question 28

How do the microvilli, the villi, and the circular folds aid in digestion?

Answer 28

Increase its surface area and enhance the absorption of nutrients