Organs & Organ Systems ( Digestive System)

Question 1

Main functions of the digestive system

Answer 1

Ingestion, digestion, and absorption of nutrients and elimination of waste

Question 2

Ingestion

Answer 2

Taking in

Question 3

Digestion

Answer 3

Breaking down

Question 4

Oral Cavity ( The mouth)

Answer 4

Lined with epithelial tissues and contains glands that secrete mucus, saliva, and enzymes to start to break down food

Question 5

Where does digestion begin?

Answer 5

The mouth

Question 6

Tongue

Answer 6

Moves food to the back of the throat

Question 7

Esophagus

Answer 7

A tube that moves food along by peristalsis- rhythmic, constrictions and relaxations of the smooth muscle

Question 8

Epiglottis

Answer 8

A thin lid-like flap of cartilage tissue that’s attached to the root of the tongue

Question 9

When resting, the epiglottis allows air to pass through

Answer 9

The Larynx
And into the respiratory, but when swallowing, it covers the entrance tot he larynx to prevent food and drink from entering the trachea

Question 10

Trachea

Answer 10

The airway leads from the larynx (voice box) to the bronchi (large airways that lead to the lungs). Also called a windpipe.

Question 11

Larynx

Answer 11

It’s a hollow tube that lets air pass from your throat

Question 12

Small Intestine

Answer 12

Partially digested nutrients and undigested waste products move into the small intestine

Question 13

Large Intestine

Answer 13

Waste/ food then moves into the large intestine where the absorption of water takes place, and leaves a solid waste material

Question 14

Pharynx

Answer 14

The Throat

Question 15

Stomach

Answer 15

Where food enters, made up of epithelial, connective, nervous & muscle tissues

Food is churned and mixed with digestive juices and enzymes to continue digestion

Question 16

Waste

Answer 16

Solid waste is stored in the rectum and exits through the anus

Question 17

Adipose

Answer 17

body fat

Question 18

Liver

Answer 18

Assists in degestion

Secretes bile into the intestine, which breaks up fat to aid absorption

Question 19

Gallbladder

Answer 19

Stores bile that is secreted by the liver

Question 20

Pancreas

Answer 20

Secretes Pancreatic juice, insulin, and enzymes into the intestine to also assist with digestion

Question 21

Duodenum ( small intestine)

Answer 21

The first part of the small intestine

Question 22

Colon ( Large intestine)

Answer 22

The longest part of the large intestine

Question 23

Diaphragm

Answer 23

a muscle that helps you inhale and exhale (breathe in and out)

Question 24

Salivary Gland

Answer 24

They produce most of the saliva in your mouth.