Module 13

Question 1

Digestion

Answer 1

The process by which an organism breaks down its food into small units which can be absorbed.

Question 2

Vitamin

Answer 2

A chemical substance that is essential for the normal working of the human body

Question 3

Small intestine

Answer 3

Where food goes after the stomached where food is broken down chemically and most of the micronutrients and macronutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream through the lining of the small intestine.

Question 4

Liver

Answer 4

As blood passes through, the liver, one of the largest organs in the body, picks up and stores many of the micronutrients and macronutrients, it cleans the toxins and wastes, makes certain proteins from amino acids absorbed through digestion, and produces bile.

Question 5

Bile

Answer 5

An essential substance used in the digestion of fats

Question 6

Gall bladder

Answer 6

Where bile is concentrated and stored, injecting it into the small intestine to digest fats.

Question 7

Pancreas

Answer 7

Produces other digestive juices and injects them into the small intestine.

Question 8

Alimentary canal

Answer 8

The sum of all the parts of the digestive system through which food actually passes through. Also called the digestive tract