SIA REVIEW Flashcards
What food group begins its digestion in the mouth?
Carbohydrate
What is food called when it is being swallowed?
Bolus
What is the enzyme that is beginning the digestion of carbohydrates?
Amylase
Where is the enzyme amylase being produced and secreted from?
Salivary glands
What is the muscular movement that propels food through the digestive tract?
Peristalsis
What is the name of the enzyme that is being secreted in the stomach? Inactive and active
Inactive - pepsinogen ; active - pepsin
What is the food group that is specific for digesting?
Protein
What is the digesting food called as it leaves the stomach
Chyme
Bile is produced in the ___ stored in the ____ and travels to the small intestine through the bile duct where it helps digest ___
Liver
Gall bladder
Fat
Where in the digestive tract does most digestion occur?
Small intestine
What is another name for the large intestine?
Colon
Where are water, vitamins, and minerals absorbed?
Large intestine/colon
What covers the inside lining of the small intestine?
Villi
what are two accessory organ to the digestive tract?
Pancreas and liver
What are the ring like muscles at the beginning and end of the stomach?
Sphinter
What are the blood vessels with valves?
Veins
What are the blood vessels that connect veins to capillaries?
Venules
What are the blood vessels that connect arteries to capillaries?
Arterioles