THE DYGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question 1

What is the dygestive system?

Answer 1

the bodily system concerned with the ingestion, digestion, and absorption of food and the discharge of residual wastes and consisting of the digestive tract and accessory glands (such as the salivary glands and the pancreas) that secrete digestive enzymes

its part of the body and its a complete it is really important

Question 2

What is the dygestive system purpose?

Answer 2

The function of the digestive system is to digest and absorb food and then excrete the waste products

Question 3

Organs involved in the Dygestive system

Answer 3

The digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract (GI) Tract.

While the GI tract is a crucial component it’s supported by several accessory organs that play vital roles in digestion.

Hollow organs: Hollow organs are tube-like structures that form a continuous pathway through the body. They include:

Mouth
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Anus
Solid organs are not part of the continuous pathway but play essential roles in digestion. They include:
Liver
Pancreas
Gallbladder

Question 4

What is the GI TRACT?

Answer 4

The GI tract, or gastrointestinal tract, is a long, muscular tube that starts at the mouth and ends at the anus. It is a major part of the digestive system. The GI tract is responsible for breaking down food, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating waste.

Question 5

What are the Accesory organs?

Question 6

What are the hollow and solid organs?

Question 7

What are the teeths and their purpose?

Question 8

Types of teeth

Question 9

What is mechanical digestion?

Question 10

What is chemical digestion?

Question 11

What is gingivitis?

Question 12

How can we protect ourselves from gengivitis?

Question 13

What are salivary glands?

Question 14

How many salivary glands are there? Where are, they located?

Question 15

What is the common passageway for food and air?

Question 16

What is peristalsis?

Question 17

What are the sphincters in the stomach and where are they?

Question 18

How many layers of muscle in the stomach wall?

Question 19

What is the stomach?

Question 20

What is churning?

Question 21

What is the name of the ridges in the stomach?

Question 22

What are the three regions of the small intestines?

Question 23

In which order do the regions occur?

Question 24

What are the three regions of the large intestines?

Question 25

What are the functions of the small intestines?

Question 26

What is an appendix?

Question 27

Where is the appendix found? (specifically)

Question 28

What happens if the appendix ruptures?

Question 29

What does each accessory organ contribute to digestion?

Question 30

Pancreatic juice contains sodium bicarbonate, maltase, trypsin, and lipase. What does
each of those contribute to digestion?

Question 31

What is bile? Where is bile produced?

Question 32

Where is bile stored?

Question 33

What are some functions of the liver?

Question 34

What is chyme?

Question 35

What is a bolus?

Question 36

What is cirrhosis of the liver?

Question 37

What is the large intestine?

Question 38

What is the small intestine?

Question 39

What is the oesphagus?

Question 40

The Esophagus, which is a narrow, muscular tube is approximately this long.
a) 30 centimeters
b) 25 centimeters
c) 15 centimeters
d) 20 centimeters

Question 41

The stomach can hold up to this much food.

Question 42

4. The small intestine is _ long, has a diameter of _ and surface area equal to_

a) about 7 m long, 2.5 cm, 250 square meters.
b) about 1.5 m long, 6.5 cm, 250 square meters.
c) about 8 m long, 2.5 cm, 200 square meters.
d) about 7 m long, 2 cm, 300 square meters.

Question 43

5. The
   a) liver, fats
   b) liver, carbohydrates
   c) gall bladder, fats
   d) gall bladder, carbohydrates

stores bile before it is sent to the small intestine to break down