Test- Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
- What are the sharp teeth for tearing food
A
Canines
Pg. 64
2
Q
- What is a fact about the stomach
A
Mechanical digestion occurs in the stomach
Pg. 64
3
Q
- Where does the digestion of carbohydrates begin
A
It starts in the mouth
Pg. 63
4
Q
- Where does the alimentary canal end
A
The large intestine
Pg. 59
5
Q
- What is chyme
A
It is what food is called after it’s been digested by the stomach
Pg. 63
6
Q
- Nutrient molecules pass from the small intestine into the bloodstream through tiny structures called
A
Vili
Pg. 63
7
Q
- About half of the different - That make up proteins are made inside the body
A
Amino acids
Pg. 59
8
Q
- One of the roles of the - Is to prepare waste material for elimination
A
Large intestine
Pg. 59
9
Q
- What is the duodenum and could it function without the pancreas
A
C- duodenum of the small intestine. B the pancreas which produces enzymes that aid in chemical digestion. Without those enzymes chemical digestion could not be completed
Pg. 59
10
Q
- What absorbs food
A
The small intestine
Pg. 59
11
Q
- Where is the liver and what’s it’s function
A
It is by the stomach. It produces bile that helps break down fat
Pg. 59
12
Q
- Where is the gallbladder and what does it do
A
It is by the liver and pancreas. It stores bile produced by the liver
Pg. 59
13
Q
- Where does the chemical digestion take place
A
The small intestine
Pg. 59
