Test- Digestion Flashcards
7 Why do we have the break apart the food we eat?
So our body’s can use the nutrients from the food
- WKST- Food and Energy
11 Which nutrient is needed for all body processes to take place?
Water
- WKST- Food and Energy
14 Where does digestion begin?
In the mouth
- WKST- The Digestive Process Begins
15 What digestive organ releases enzymes that help break down starches, proteins, and fats in the small intestine?
pancreas
- CLF- Digestive System
18 Where does digestion of carbohydrates begin?
mouth
- CLF- Digestive System
19 What process takes place in the large intestine?
Bile is prepared to be removed from the body
- CLF- Dogestion
20 Where does most chemical digestion take place?
In the duodenum
- WKST- The Digestive Process Begins
23 Where does the alimentary canal end?
Anus
- CLF- Digestion
24 What structure(s) enable(s) the small intestine to absorb large amounts of nutrients?
Villi
- Study Guide- Digestive System
35 Which digestive organ prepares waste material for elimination?
Large Intestine
- Study Guide- Digestive System
36 Which digestive organ stores bileand releases it through a tube into the small intestine?
Gallbladder
- Study Guide- Digestive System
38 Chemical reactions in the body take place in what nutrient
Water
- WKST- Food and Energy
39 Bacteria in which organ makes vitamin K?
Small intestine
- Study Guide- Digestive System
41 Where does most chemical digestion take place?
Duodenum
- CLF- Digestion
43 Where does digestion begin?
In the mouth
- WKST- The Digestive Process Begins