Radley_William Test -- Digestive System Flashcards
- Where does the alimentary Canal end?
The Large Intestine
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- What is bolus?
It is what food is called after its been partially broken down in the mouth
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- What is Chyme?
It is what food is called after it’s been digested by the stomach
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- What substance must be present in the stomach for pepsin to work best?
Hydrochloric Acid
WHST – Digestive Processes
- Which of the following organs is considered to be a part of the Alimentary Canal?
F, None of these
CLF - Digestive System
- Which of the following is true about the stomach
E, all are true
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- Which nutrients are made up of amino acids?
Proteins
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- What organ stores bile?
Gallbladder
WST – Digestive Processes
- Where does digestion begin?
The Mouth
CLF - Digestion
- Where does digestion of carbohydrates begin?
The mouth
CLF – Digestive System
- What structure(s) enable(s) the small intestine to absorb large amounts of nutrients?
Villi
WST – Digestive Processes
- The __________________ stores bile and releases it through a tube into the small intestine
Liver
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- Bacteria in the esophagus make vitamin K
False, Large Intestine
WST - Food and Energy
- Digestion begins in the stomach
False, the mouth
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- Most chemical digestion takes place in the large intestine
False, small intestine
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- Food is pushed through the esophagus to the stomach by the waves of muscle contraction known as absorption.
False, peristalsis
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- The breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler molecules is mechanical digestion
F, chemical
WST - Food and Energy
- Which food in the digestive system does food not travel?
C and G, liver
CLF - Digestive System
- Identify structures A through G
C is Pancreas
CLF - Digestive System
- What is the area C?
C is duodenum of the small intestine
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- Give the name of which organ food is absorbed
C is Small Intestine
CLF - Digestive System
- What organ is next to esophagus?
D, Gall-Bladder
CLF – Digestive System
- Describe the organs in the digestive system
The structures are villi
WST – Digestive Processes
- Name the organ where almost all chemical digestion takes place
C, Small Intestine
CLF - Digestive System
- Identify the organ to the side of the esophagus
A is liver, which produces bile that helps to break fat down into smaller particles
WST – Digestive Processes
- What is the organ next to the rectum, what is the size?
Large intestine, shorter and larger in diameter than E, which is the small intestine
CLF - Digestive System
