The Human Digestive System Flashcards

1
Q

The Digestive System of Humans _____________ Substances with the Environment.

A

Exchanges.

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The Food you Take in and Eat is Made Up of Large _____________ Molecules. Your Body can’t Absorb and Use These ____________. They Need to be Broken Down. This Process of Digestion Takes Place in your ______________ System.

A

Insoluble…Molecules…Digestive…

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3
Q

The Digestive System is a ____________ Tube that Squeezes your Food Through it.

A

Muscular.

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4
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The Digestive System Contains Many Different __________. There are Glands such as the Pancreas and Salivary ________. These Glands Make and Release Digestive Juices Containing ___________ to Break Down your Food.

A

Organs…Glands…Enzymes…

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5
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The Stomach and Small Intestine are the Main Organs where Food is _____________.

A

Digestive.

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6
Q

Enzymes Break Down the Large Insoluble Food _____________ into Smaller, Soluble Ones.

A

Molecules.

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7
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The Small Intestine is where the Soluble Food Molecules are ______________ into your Blood. Once there, they get Transported in the _________________.

A

Absorbed…Bloodstream…

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8
Q

The Small Intestine is Adapted to have a Very Large Surface Area as it is Covered in _______.

A

Villi.

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9
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The Muscular Walls of the Small Intestine __________ the Undigested Food Onwards into Your ________ Intestine. This is where Water is Absorbed From the Undigested Food Into Your _______.

A

Squeeze…Large…Blood…

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10
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The Liver is a ________ Organ that Carries Out Many Different _____________ in your Body.

A

Large…Functions…

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The Function of the Liver that is Most Closely Linked to the Digestive _________ is the Production of ______, which Helps in the Digestion or ________.

A

System…Bile…Lipids…

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