Test- Digestive System Flashcards
- Which nutrient is needed for all body processes to take place?
Water
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- What carbohydrate helps your digestive system function even though your body cannot digest it?
Fiber
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- What are the sharp teeth used for tearing teeth?
Canines
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- When chyme enters the small intestine,
Breaks down proteins
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- Where does digestion of carbohydrates begin?
In the mouth
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- Where does the alimentary Canal end?
Large intestine
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- Where does most chemical digestion take place?
Duodenum
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- Nutrient molecules pass from the small intestine into the bloodstream through tiny structures called?
Villi
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- Most chemical digestion takes place in the small intestine
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- The breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler molecules is chemical digestion.
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- Name the structures that line the stomach?
The structures are villi
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- Could the duodenum live without the pancreas?
The duodenum could not live without the pancreas.
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- What organ absorbs food?
Small intestine
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- What is the function of the liver?
To produce bile
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- What is the function of the gallbladder?
To store bile
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