Renfroe_Riley Test - Digesive System Flashcards
- Where does the alimentary canal end?
large intestine
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- Where does the digestion of carbohydrates begin?
mouth
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- Which of the following organs is considered to be a part of the alimentary canal?
liver salivary glands pancreas gall bladder all of these none of these
none of these
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- What are the sharp teeth used for tearing food?
canines
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- Which nutrients are made up of amino acids?
proteins
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- What is the process by which waste is eliminated?
defecation
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- In what part of the body does most chemical digestion take place?
small intestine
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- One of the roles of the ________ is to prepare waste material for elimination
large intestine
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- About half of the different _________ that make up proteins are made inside the body.
amino acids
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- What is the breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler molecules called?
chemical digestion
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- Where does digestion begin?
stomach
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- What does bacteria is the large intestine make?
vitamin K
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- Where does most chemical digestion take place?
small intestine
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- Food is pushed through the esophagus to the stomach by the waves of muscle contraction known as what?
peristalsis
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- What is the organ into which food moves after leaving the stomach?
after leaving the stomach, food moves into the small intestine
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- How do the small and large intestine compare in size?
the small intestine is larger than the large intestine by the diameter
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- What is the organ in which almost all chemical digestion takes place?
small intestine
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- What is the function of the gallbladder?
stores the bile produced by the liver and passes the bile through a tube in the small intestine to aid in the digestion of fat particles
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- What specifically is the name of the area of the small intestine. In general, could the small intestine perform its function without the pancreas? Explain.
Duodenum of the small intestine. The pancreas produces enzymes that aid in chemical digestion. Without those enzymes, chemical digestion could not be completed so the the small intestine would be unable to absorb small nutrient molecules into the bloodstream.
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- What is the organ through which food is absorbed?
small intestine
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- What is the function of the liver?
produces bile that helps to break fat down into smaller particles
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