Test - Digestive System (67-93) Flashcards

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  1. In what part of the body does most chemical digestion take place?
A

Small intestine

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  1. Which nutrient is needed in order for all body process to take place?
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Vitamins

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  1. Which digestive organ releases enzymes that help break down starches, proteins, and fats in the small intestines?
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Pancreas

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  1. Where does alimentary canal take place?
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Stomach

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  1. What is bolus?
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It is what food is called after it’s been partially broken down in the mouth.
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  1. What substance must be in presence in the stomach for pepsin to work.
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Water

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  1. The process by which waste is eliminated?
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Digestion

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  1. When chyme enters the small intestine.
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Enzymes are absorbed into small intestinal wall from chyme

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  1. What is chyme?
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A particular type of digestive enzyme

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  1. Nutrient molecules pass from the small intestine into the bloodstream through tiny structures called?
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VILLI

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  1. About half of the different blank that make up protein
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Amino acids

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  1. Chemical reactions in the body take place in nutrient known as water?
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True

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  1. Bacteria in the blank make vitamin k
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F, large intestine

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  1. Most chemical digestion take place in the blank
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F, duodenum

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  1. The breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler shape is what?
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F, chemical

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  1. Digestion begins where?
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F, mouth,

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  1. What is it called when food is pushed through your Praga se using muscles?
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F, Peristalsis

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  1. What is the liver and it’s function
A

Liver, makes bile,

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  1. What structures of lining are found in the duodenum and what are their functions?
A

The structure are villi. Nutrient molecules pass into cells on the surface of a villius and from there into the blood cells
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  1. What is the organ that letter A is pointing to and it’s function?
A

C, small intestine

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  1. What is the function of the esophagus?
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To push the food that you chew into your stomach

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