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8. What digestive organ releases enzymes that help break down starches, proteins, and fats in the small intestine?

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Pancreas

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1. What are the sharp teeth used for tearing or piercing your food called?

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Canines

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12. What are the six nutrients needed in the body?

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  • minerals
  • water
  • fats
  • vitamins
  • carbohydrates
  • proteins
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13. What happens after chyme enters the small intestine?

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After chyme enters the small intestine, the acidic chyme is neutralized by the basic intestinal juices.

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15. What process takes place in the large intestine?

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Water is absorbed from digested food

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19. The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the digestive system and into the bloc is called what?

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Absorption

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21. Where is the most amount of water absorbed in the body?

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Large intestine

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24. What substance coats and protects the inside of the stomach?

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Mucus

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31. The process by which waste is eliminates is called what?

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Defecation

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34. What is the main structure of the tooth and where is it?

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Dentin, it’s found beneath the enamel

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37. One of the roles of the _________ is to prepare waste material for elimination

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Large intestine

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39. In what part of the body does bacteria make vitamin K?

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Large intestine

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40. The breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler molecules is what kind of digestion?

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Chemical

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41. Water from the digestive system is absorbed into what intestine?

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Large intestine

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42. Chemical reactions in the body take place in what nutrient?

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Water

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46. What is the liver and where is it located?

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Located right above the gallbladder and it is the largest internal organ in the human body

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48. What is the gallbladder and where is it located?

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Located to the left of the pancreas and it is organ that stores bile until it is needed in the small intestine.

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49. What is the small intestine and where is it located?

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Location- lines around/inside the large intestine and this organ is where food is digested and nutrients are absorbed

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#50. Define these terms:
Duodenum
Pancreas
Small intestine
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-the first part of small intestine leading to jejunum
-produces hormones and makes enzymes that aid digestion
Without those enzymes, chemical digestion could not be completed
-where food is digested and nutrients are absorbed
This organ would be unable to absorb small nutrient molecules into the bloodstream

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51. What is the name of the organ in which food is absorbed?

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Small intestine

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#52. Define these organs-
Esophagus
Stomach
Pancreas
Rectum
Small intestine
Large intestine
Liver
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  • help carry food down to the stomach by muscle contractions
  • holds food and releases it bit by bit into the small intestine. This organ also secretes hydrochloric acid, which kills dangerous bacteria
  • produces hormones and makes enzymes that aid digestion
  • holding station for waste products, known as feces
  • where food is digested and nutrients are absorbed
  • where water is absorbed from digested food
  • where bile is produced and receives all absorbed nutrients from the gut
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53. What is the large intestine and small intestine, and how do they compare in size?

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-where water is absorbed from digested food
-where food is digested and nutrients are absorbed
The first organ is shorter and larger in diameter than the second one

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54. What is peristalsis?

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Involuntary waves of muscle contraction

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56. Which two organs in the digestive system do not have food traveling through them?

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Pancreas and liver

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57. What is the name of the organ into which food moves through after leaving stomach?

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Small intestine

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58. What are the 7 names of the teeth and teeth groups?

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Incisors
Canines
Molars

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