Chapter 11

Question 1

Digestion

Answer 1

The process of breaking down food

Question 2

Digestive System

Answer 2

Organs that break down the food

Question 3

Saliva

Answer 3

The clear liquid in the mouth

Question 4

Taste Buds

Answer 4

Special clusters of cells that react chemicals in food

Question 5

Esophagus

Answer 5

The passageway for food

Question 6

Epiglottis

Answer 6

A flap of tissue that covers the trachea

Question 7

Peristalsis

Answer 7

The squeezing movement of muscles

Question 8

Sphincter

Answer 8

The ring of muscles that control an opening of the stomach

Question 9

Small Intestine

Answer 9

Where nutrients from food are absorbed

Question 10

Villi

Answer 10

Tiny fingerlike structures inside the small intestine

Question 11

Large Intestine

Answer 11

Where any material the body cannot absorbed passes trough

Question 12

Pancreas

Answer 12

The organ that makes enzymes that break down food into nutrients that can be absorbed

Question 13

Liver

Answer 13

A large organ that has many jobs. One of its jobs is to produce Bile

Question 14

Bile

Answer 14

A green liquid that helps break down fats

Question 15

Gallbladder

Answer 15

Small organ that stores excess bile from the liver

Question 16

Proteins

Answer 16

Are used to build and repair the body

Question 17

Fats

Answer 17

Help insulate the body

Question 18

Foods high in fats

Answer 18

Meats, nuts, seeds, and fish

Question 19

Carbohydrates

Answer 19

Main source of energy for the body