Digestive System

Question 1

Another name for the digestive system

Answer 1

Gastrointestinal system

Question 2

4 main function of system

Answer 2

Ingestion Digestion Absorp[tion Elimination

Question 3

Defn: Ingestion

Answer 3

food material taken in mouth

Question 4

Defn: Digestion

Answer 4

Food broken down mechanically, chemically

Question 5

amino acids break down ____________

Answer 5

proteins

Question 6

sugars are broken down by ___________

Answer 6

glucose

Question 7

Fatty Acids break down_____________

Answer 7

fats

Question 8

Where/how does Absorption occur ?

Answer 8

small intestine, nutrients pass into bld stream, where its burned for energy

Question 9

what is Elimination?

Answer 9

The body eliminates solid waste materials that cannot be absorbed into bloodstream.

Question 10

Where does the digestive system begin?

Answer 10

the mouth

Question 11

name 3 salivary glands

Answer 11

parotid

sublingual

submandibular

Question 12

Name the top part of the stomach

Answer 12

Fundus

Question 13

Name the lower part of the stomach

Answer 13

Antrum

Question 14

the name of the sphincter right before the Duodenum

Answer 14

Pyloric Sphincter

Question 15

Products of the liver

Answer 15

bile

bilirubin

Question 16

Functions of the liver

Answer 16

maintain blood glucose levels

makes blood proteins necessary for clotting

removes toxins and poisons from blood

Question 17

The pancrease secretes ________ into the bloodstream.

Answer 17

insulin

Question 18

The pancreas secretes ________ into the duodenum for digestion.

Answer 18

Enzymes

Question 19

first part of the large intestine

Answer 19

Cecum

Question 20

Defn: Deglutition

Answer 20

swallowing

Question 21

Defn: Amylase

Answer 21

enzyme secreted by pancreas and salivary gland to digest starch

Question 22

Defn: Appendix

Answer 22

blind pouch hanging from the cecum

Question 23

Defn: Bile

Answer 23

Digestive juice made in liver

stored in gullbladder

breaks up fats

Question 24

bilirubin

Answer 24

Pigment released by the liver in bile

Question 25

Defn: bowel

Answer 25

intestines

Question 26

Defn: Canine teeth

Answer 26

pointed, next to incisors

Question 27

Defn: colon

Answer 27

Large intestine

Question 28

Defn: Common Bile duct/choledochus

Answer 28

carries bile from liver and gullbladder to the duodenum

Question 29

Defn: dentin

Answer 29

primary material found in teeth

Question 30

duodenum

Answer 30

first part of small intestine

Question 31

Enamel

Answer 31

hard, outermost layer of tooth

Question 32

glycogen

Answer 32

starch; glucose is stored in the form of glycogen in liver

Question 33

Hydrochloric Acid HCl

Answer 33

produced in the stomach

Question 34

ileum

Answer 34

third part of the small intestine

Question 35

incisor

Answer 35

one of four front teeth in dental arch

Question 36

insulin

Answer 36

hormone produced by endocrine cells of the pancreas transports sugar from blood into cells stimulates glycogen formation

Question 37

jejunum

Answer 37

second part of small intestine

Question 38

Lipase

Answer 38

pancreatic enzyme needed to digest fats

Question 39

Lower esophageal sphincter (LES)

Answer 39

ring of muscles between the esophagus and the stomach

Question 40

Mastication

Answer 40

chewing

Question 41

palate

Answer 41

roof of the mouth

Question 42

papillae

Answer 42

nipple-like elevations on the tongue

Question 43

portal vein

Answer 43

large vein bringing blood to the liver from intestines

Question 44

protease

Answer 44

enzyme that digest protein

Question 45

rugae

Answer 45

ridges on the hard palate and the wall of the stomach

Question 46

sigmoid colon

Answer 46

fourth, last, s-shaped segment of the colon

Question 47

triglycerides

Answer 47

fat molecule

Question 48

villi

Answer 48

projections in the wall of the small intestine