Unit 5: Digestive System

Question 1

What do you call the inflammation of the tonsils, caused by an infection?

Answer 1

Tonsilitis

Question 2

What do you call the lymphatic vessel in an intestinal villus which aids in the absorption of lipids?

Answer 2

Lacteal

Question 3

What do you call tooth decay caused by bacteria metabolizes sugar to give off acids which erode teeth?

Answer 3

Dental caries

Question 4

What do you call the wavelike contractions that propel substances along a tubular structure?

Answer 4

Peristalsis

Question 5

What do you call the muscles that surround a tube to close/open it?

Answer 5

Sphincters

Question 6

What do you call the condition where some stomach acid rises into oesophagus, causing pain?

Answer 6

Heartburn.

Question 7

What do you call the chemical signal produced in one part of the body that controls the activity of other parts?

Answer 7

Hormone.

Question 8

What do you call the infection of the abdominal cavity, caused by a ruptured appendix?

Answer 8

Peritonitis

Question 9

What do you call a non-digestible plant material?

Answer 9

Fibre

Question 10

What do you call the small, abnormal growths that arise in the epithelial lining?

Answer 10

Polyps