The Digestive Process

Question 1

Where does the process occur?

Answer 1

The digestive tract also known as the alimentary canal, or gastrointestinal tract

Question 2

Five components of the digestive tract

Answer 2

1. The mouth
2. Oesophagus
3. Stomach
4. Small intestines
5. Large intestines

Question 3

Digestive process

Answer 3

1. Digestion
2. Absorption
3. Metabolism

Question 4

Digestion

Answer 4

Process by which foods you have eaten are changed into the simplest forms. The flow of digestive juices (saliva, gastric juices, pancreatic juices) add liquid and enzymes that break complex nutrients into small parts

Question 5

Absorption

Answer 5

The passage of the products of digestion through the walls of the intestinal tract into the circulatory system. The body’s circulatory Carrie’s the nutrients to the cells throughout the body

Question 6

Metabolism

Answer 6

This is the chemical process that takes place within the cells when the nutrients are used by the body

Question 7

Digestive system

Answer 7

Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, Anus