Test- Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
- Which of the following organs is considered to be a part of the alimentary canal?
A
None of these
Pancreas, gallbladder, liver.
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2
Q
- What substance coats and protects the inside of the stomach?
A
Mucus
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3
Q
- Which nutrients are made up of amino acids?
A
Proteins
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4
Q
- Where does digestion of carbohydrates begin?
A
Mouth
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5
Q
- Where does the alimentary canal end?
A
Large intestine
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6
Q
- What structures enables the small intestine to absorb large amounts of nutrients?
A
Villi
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7
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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8
Q
- When chyme enters the small intestine,
A
None of these occur
Enzymes are absorbed into the small intestinal wall from the chyme.
A large amount of chyme is present.
An acid solution neutralizes the basic chyme solution.
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9
Q
- What is chyme?
A
It is what food is called after it’s been digested by the stomach
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10
Q
- What process involves muscle contractions that move food through the esophagus?
A
Peristalsis
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11
Q
- About half of the different …. that makes up proteins are made inside the body
A
Amino acids
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12
Q
- What is to the right side of the liver and the gall balder, and function.
A
Stomach, the part where the major digestion occurs
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13
Q
- Name the structures that line the large intestine.
A
The structures are villi, they will provide a large surface area for absorption.
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14
Q
- Give the letter and name of the organ through which food is absorbed.
A
The small intestine
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15
Q
- Identify structures a through D
A
Liver
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