Unit 3 - Digestive System, Assess.organs

Question 1

There are 3 major salivary glands, name the one located in front of the ear?

Answer 1

parotid gland.

Question 2

There are 3 major salivary glands, name the one located below the jaw?

Answer 2

submandibular gland

Question 3

There are 3 major salivary glands, name the one that lies within ridges on the floor of the mouth under the tongue?

Answer 3

sublingual gland

Question 4

What is the largest gland in the body?

Answer 4

liver - weighing about 1.4kg.

Question 5

Produced in the liver what emulsifies (breaks down) fats & acids?

Answer 5

bile. Bile is continually recycled, being returned from the ileum as bile salts via the portal vein.

Question 6

The liver stores ….. for production of haemoglobin?

Answer 6

Iron

Question 7

What is the pear-shaped organ joined to the liver via the cystic duct?

Answer 7

Gallbladder - approx 10cm long. Bile that is not needed is stored in the GB until it is needed.

Question 8

What is the soft, tadpole shaped organ that sits behind the stomach?

Answer 8

pancreas - approx 15 cm long.

Question 9

What is the word for secretes into ducts?

Answer 9

exocrine

Question 10

What is the word for secretes directly into the blood?

Answer 10

endocrine

Question 11

What organ is both exocrine & endocrine?

Answer 11

pancreas

Question 12

The pancreas supplies the digestive system with …….. …… containing enzymes needed to break down all types of food.

Answer 12

pancreatic juice

Question 13

What is one of the hormones which promote the secretion of pancreatic juices? starts with C

Answer 13

CCK (cholecystokinin)

Question 14

What is one of the hormones which promote the secretion of pancreatic juices? starts with S

Answer 14

Secretin.