The Digestive System and Body Metabolism

Question 1

Breakdown of ingested food

Answer 1

digestion

Question 2

Passage of nutrients into the blood

Answer 2

absorption

Question 3

Production of cellular energy (ATP)

Answer 3

metabolism

Question 4

Two main groups of Organs of the Digestive System

Answer 4

Alimentary canal and Accessory digestive organs

Question 5

continuous coiled hollow tube

Answer 5

Alimentary canal

Question 6

Organs of the Alimentary Canal

Answer 6

Mouth
Pharynx
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Anus

Question 7

protect the anterior opening

Answer 7

Lips (labia)

Question 8

form the
lateral walls

Answer 8

Cheeks

Question 9

forms the anterior roof

Answer 9

Hard palate

Question 10

forms the posterior roof

Answer 10

Soft palate

Question 11

fleshy projection of the soft palate

Answer 11

Uvula

Question 12

space between lips externally and teeth and gums internally

Answer 12

vestibule

Question 13

area contained by the teeth

Answer 13

oral cavity

Question 14

attached at hyoid and styloid processes of the skull, and by the lingual frenulum

Answer 14

tongue

Question 15

Tonsils

Answer 15

Palatine tonsils
Lingual tonsil