Structure and function of digestive system

Question 1

What is the digestive system an overall term to describe what?

Answer 1

Alimentary canal
Accessory organs
Processes of digestion
Leading to absorption

Question 2

What is the alimentary canal?

Answer 2

is a tube running through the body from the mouth to the anus with varying structures along the way

Question 3

What does the accessory organs contribute to?

Answer 3

the processes of digestion

Question 4

What is the function of the digestive system?

Answer 4

Breakdown food we eat into smaller molecules which can be absorbed
Involves digestive enzymes – from the canal itself and accessory organs

Question 5

What does the digestive system involve?

Answer 5

digestive enzymes – from the canal itself and accessory organs

Question 6

What does nutrients absorbed provide?

Answer 6

maintenance; production of new cells, hormones; organ and cellular activity e.g. nerve transmission, heart contraction

Question 7

What are the 5 main functions of the digestive system?

Answer 7

Ingestion
Propulsion
Digestion
Absorption
Elimination