Test - Digestive System (67-93) Flashcards
1
Q
- In what part of the body does most chemical digestion take place?
A
Small intestine
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2
Q
- Which nutrient is needed in order for all body process to take place?
A
Vitamins
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3
Q
- Which digestive organ releases enzymes that help break down starches, proteins, and fats in the small intestines?
A
Pancreas
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4
Q
- Where does alimentary canal take place?
A
Stomach
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5
Q
- What is bolus?
A
It is what food is called after it’s been partially broken down in the mouth.
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6
Q
- What substance must be in presence in the stomach for pepsin to work.
A
Water
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7
Q
- The process by which waste is eliminated?
A
Digestion
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8
Q
- When chyme enters the small intestine.
A
Enzymes are absorbed into small intestinal wall from chyme
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9
Q
- What is chyme?
A
A particular type of digestive enzyme
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10
Q
- Nutrient molecules pass from the small intestine into the bloodstream through tiny structures called?
A
VILLI
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11
Q
- About half of the different blank that make up protein
A
Amino acids
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12
Q
- Chemical reactions in the body take place in nutrient known as water?
A
True
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13
Q
- Bacteria in the blank make vitamin k
A
F, large intestine
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14
Q
- Most chemical digestion take place in the blank
A
F, duodenum
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15
Q
- The breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler shape is what?
A
F, chemical
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