Spencer, Elisabeth test: Digestive System Flashcards
8. What digestive organ releases enzymes that help break down starches, proteins, and fats in the small intestine?
Pancreas
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1. What are the sharp teeth used for tearing or piercing your food called?
Canines
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12. What are the six nutrients needed in the body?
- minerals
- water
- fats
- vitamins
- carbohydrates
- proteins
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13. What happens after chyme enters the small intestine?
After chyme enters the small intestine, the acidic chyme is neutralized by the basic intestinal juices.
- WKST Final digestion and absorption
15. What process takes place in the large intestine?
Water is absorbed from digested food
- Digestion CLF
19. The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the digestive system and into the bloc is called what?
Absorption
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21. Where is the most amount of water absorbed in the body?
Large intestine
- Digestion CLF
24. What substance coats and protects the inside of the stomach?
Mucus
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31. The process by which waste is eliminates is called what?
Defecation
- Digestion CLF
34. What is the main structure of the tooth and where is it?
Dentin, it’s found beneath the enamel
- Digestion CLF
37. One of the roles of the _________ is to prepare waste material for elimination
Large intestine
- Digestion CLF
39. In what part of the body does bacteria make vitamin K?
Large intestine
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40. The breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler molecules is what kind of digestion?
Chemical
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41. Water from the digestive system is absorbed into what intestine?
Large intestine
- Digestion CLF
42. Chemical reactions in the body take place in what nutrient?
Water
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