Test - Digestive Flashcards
2. What structure (s)enable (s) the small intestine to absorb large amounts of nutrients?
Villi, page 63
9. What is bolus?
It is what food is called after it’s been partially broken down in the mouth, page 63
12. The process by which waste is eliminated is
Defecation, page 63
13. Which nutrients are made up of amino acids?
Proteins, page 59
18. What is not among the six nutrients needed for the body?
Enzymes, page 60
26. Which process takes place in the small intestine?
Water is removed from to undigested food, enzymes are added to complete chemical digestion, leftover nutrients are further absorbed, and vitamin K is produced, page 59
31. what organ store bile?
Gallbladder, page 59
32. Where does most chemical digestion take place?
Duodenum, page 64
34. Nutrient molecules pass from the small intestine into the blood stream through many tiny surfaces called ______________.
Villi, page 64
35. About half of the different ________________ that make up proteins are made inside the body.
Amino acids, page 59
36. The _____________ stores bile and releases it through a tube into the small intestine.
Gallbladder, page 59
38. Most chemical digestion takes place in the large intestine. True or false?
False - small intestine, page 64
42. Water from the digestive system is absorbed in the large intestine. True or false?
True, page 64
43. Bacteria in the esophagus make vitamin K. True of false?
False - large intestine, page 64
44. The breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler molecules is mechanical digestion. True or false?
False - chemical, page 64
46. Using Diagram B, identify structure A through structures G.
esophagus, stomach, pancreas, rectum, small intestine, large intestine, the liver , page 64
51. Using diagram A, name the structures that line or are found on the inside of organ C and describe their function
Villi. Nutrients pass through to the inside of the cells, they have a big surface area. Page 59
52. Using Diagram A, what specifically is the name of the area of organ c shown? In general, could organ C perform its function without organ B? Explain.
duodenum, pancreas — produces enzymes. Without the enzymes, chemical digestion couldn’t be completed. Page 59
53. Using Diagram A, give the letters and name of the organ through which food is absorbed?
the small intestine. Page 64
54. Using Diagram A, identify organ A and give its function.
liver, produces bile. Page 59
55. Using Diagram A, identify organ D and give its function.
gallbladder. Stores bile, page 59
56. Using Diagram A, give the letter and name of the organ in which almost all chemical digestion takes place.
small intestine, page 64
