Test- Digestive System Flashcards
#2 What structures enable the small intestine to absorb large amounts of nutrients
Villi
#4 In what part of the body does most chemical digestion take place
Small intestine
#5 What carbohydrates help your digestive system function even though your body cannot digest it?
Fiber
#9 What is bolus
It is what food is called after its been partially broken down in the mouth
11
When chyme enters the small intestine
An acid solution from the small intestine
13
Which nutrients are made up of amino acids
Proteins
21
What process involves muscle contractions that move food through the esophagus
Perstalsis
24
What substance must be present in the stomach for pepsin to work best?
Hydrochloric acid
25
where does the alimentary canal end
Large intestine
28
What digestive organ releases enzymes that help break down starches, proteins, and fate in the small intestine
Pancreas
31
What organ stores bile
Gallbladder
32
Where does the most chemical digestion take place?
duodenum
33.
What is chyme
It is what food is called after its been digested by the stomach
35
About half of the different ____________ that make up proteins are made inside the body
Amino acids
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Nutrient molecules pass from the small intestine into the the bloodstream through tiny structures called
Villi
