Digestive System Flashcards
The function of the digestive system is to______?
Break down large food particles into smaller ones that can be absorbed into the membranes of cells.
A foodball is know as a _______ to the tongue
Bolus
These 2 main groups of organs comprise the digestive system
Alimentary canal, containing Gastrointestinal organs.
Accessory structures that lining GI tract,
A great portion of the abdominal cavity is taken up by the numerous folds and twists of this organ, and the main processes of digestion and absorption occur here.
Small intestine
What organ is approximately 20 feet long?
Small intestine
Synonymous with large intestine
Colon
____ sets of salivary glands supply ______ that digest _______ in the oral cavity
Three, enzymes, carbohydrates
The _____secretes bile that participates in ____ digestion
Liver, fat
Bile from the liver is stored in the ______ before it is delivered to the __________
Gallbladder, intestines
Present in saliva is the enzyme _____. This enzyme breaks down ______ through the process of ________
Amylase, starch, hydrolysis
The stomach contains _________ which has a pH of about __. It contains the enzyme _____ which breaks down ______
Gastric juice, 2, pepsin, proteins
What four enzymes are found in the small intestine and used to break down proteins?
Trypsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidase, aminopeptidase
The ______ is responsible for secreting many digestive enzymes
Pancreas
Food passes from the ______ to the _____ to the ________, and then to the _________, where gastric juices break up proteins and other molecules
Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach
Chemical digestion of carbohydrates begins here.
Mouth
