Test- Digestive System Flashcards
1
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- What digestive organ releases enzymes that help break down starches, proteins , and fats in the small intestine
A
The pancreas
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2
Q
- What nutrients are made up of amino acids?
A
Proteins
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3
Q
- What does not when Chyme enters the small intestine?
A
Enzymes are absorbed
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4
Q
- What is chyme?
A
It is what food is called after its been digested by the stomach
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5
Q
- What are nutrient molecules that pass from the small intestine into the bloodstream through tiny structures called?
A
Villi
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6
Q
- What stores bile and releases it through a tube into the small intestine?
A
The gallbladder
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7
Q
- About half of the different whats that make up proteins are made inside the body?
A
Amino Acids
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8
Q
42.What is the breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler molecules called?
A
Chemical digestion
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9
Q
- What is the pancreas?
A
Organ that produces enzymes that aid i chemical digestion
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10
Q
- What structures are in the duodenum?
A
Villi
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11
Q
- In what organ is food absorbed?
A
The small intestine
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12
Q
- Where is the pancreas located?
A
Between the large intestine and the stomach
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13
Q
- Does food travel through the liver?
A
No
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