Phenix_kaitlin-Test Digestive System

Question 1

1.Where does the alimentary canal end?

Answer 1

Large intestine

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Question 2

7. Where does digestion of carbonhydrates begin?

Answer 2

Teeth

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Question 3

13. What organs are not apart of the alimentary canal?

Answer 3

Liver, salivary glands, pancreas, gallbladder

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Question 4

34. In what part of the body does most chemical digestion take place?

Answer 4

Small intestine

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Question 5

38. About half of the different ____________ that make up proteins that are made inside the body.

Answer 5

Amino acids

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Question 6

41. True or false? Bacteria in the esophagus make vitamin K.

Answer 6

False, large intestine

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Question 7

42. True or false? Digestion begins in the stomach.

Answer 7

False, mouth

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Question 8

54. What are the structures that line along the duodenum? What is its function?

Answer 8

Villi. Nutrient molecules pass into cells on the surface of a villi and from there into blood vessels. The villi provide a large surface area for absorption.
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Question 9

52. What are the parts of the teeth and what are their functions?

Answer 9

Inscisors: cut 
Canines: tear
Premolars: grind 
Molars: crush, grind, chew
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Question 10

56. Can the duodenum function without the pancreas?

Answer 10

The pancreas produces enzymes that aid in chemical digestion. Without those enzymes, chemical digestion could not be completed. So, the duodenum of the small intestine would be unable to to absorb small nutrient molecules into the bloodstream.

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