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
45 What is the function of the liver?
The liver processes and regulates the substances entering the blood stream from the food that is ingested. The liver also produces bile.
- Study Guide- Digestive System
48 What is the function of villi?
To increase the surface area of the intestinal wall. Increased surface area allow for more area where the nutrients can be absorbed
- Study Guide- Digestive System
50 Food is absorbed in which organ?
Small intestine
- Study Guide- Digestive System
