Digestive System

Question 1

grinding & chopping (mastication)

Answer 1

mechanical digestion

Question 2

breaking down of food

Answer 2

digestion

Question 3

by the use of chemicals

Answer 3

chemical digestion

Question 4

What is the route of food in the digestive system?

Answer 4

Mouth -> pharynx -> esophagus -> stomach -> small intestines (pancreas, liver, gallbladder) -> large Intestines -> rectum -> anus

Question 5

roof of the mouth

Answer 5

palate

Question 6

mix and pushes the food

Answer 6

tongue

Question 7

3 pairs; produces salivary amylase

Answer 7

salivary glands

Question 8

teeth for cutting

Answer 8

incisors

Question 9

How many incisors are there?

Answer 9

8

Question 10

teeth for tearing

Answer 10

canines

Question 11

How many canines are there?

Answer 11

4

Question 12

teeth for grinding

Answer 12

premolars and molars

Question 13

How many premolars are there?

Answer 13

8

Question 14

How many molars are there?

Answer 14

12

Question 15

prevents food to enter in trachea

Answer 15

epiglottis

Question 16

ball of food

Answer 16

bolus

Question 17

peristalsis

Answer 17

movement of esophagus

Question 18

temporary food storage and site of chemical digestion

Answer 18

stomach

Question 19

folds of stomach

Answer 19

rugae

Question 20

junction of esophagus and stomach

Answer 20

esophageal sphincter

Question 21

junction of stomach and small intestine

Answer 21

pyloric sphincter

Question 22

produce mucus (protects stomach)

Answer 22

mucous cells

Question 23

produce HCl (softens food, kills bacteria)

Answer 23

parietal cells

Question 24

produces pepsin (digest proteins)

Answer 24

gastric chief cells

Question 25

digest starch

Answer 25

gastric amylase

Question 26

digest fats (triglyceride → 1 free fatty acid)

Answer 26

gastric lipase

Question 27

combined HCl, mucus and enzymes

Answer 27

gastric juice

Question 28

partially digested liquid food

Answer 28

chyme

Question 29

How long are the small intestines?

Answer 29

7m

Question 30

How long are small intestines in diameter?

Answer 30

2.5cm

Question 31

3 parts of the small intestine

Answer 31

duodenum, jejunum, ileum

Question 32

completion of chemical digestion: pancreas, liver, and gallbladder

Answer 32

small intestine

Question 33

largest internal organ

Answer 33

liver

Question 34

produce Bile; stored in gall bladder

Answer 34

liver

Question 35

digest fats into tiny droplets through emulsification

Answer 35

liver

Question 36

secretes pancreatic juice

Answer 36

pancreas

Question 37

reduce the chyme acidity

Answer 37

pancreas

Question 38

trypsin (digest proteins)

Answer 38

pancreas

Question 39

Carbs → Maltose

Answer 39

Pancreatic amylase

Question 40

digests fats (triglyceride → 2 free fatty acid)

Answer 40

pancreatic lipase

Question 41

tiny projections of Small I

Answer 41

vili

Question 42

tiny projections of Villi

Answer 42

microvili

Question 43

contains capillaries where the absorption of nutrients occurs

Answer 43

vili

Question 44

Where are the vili and microvili found?

Answer 44

in the duodenum and jejunum

Question 45

Absorbs calcium, zinc, and vitamins

Answer 45

ileum

Question 46

How long is the large intestine?

Answer 46

1.5m

Question 47

How long is the large intestine in diameter?

Answer 47

6.5cm

Question 48

includes cecum, colon, rectum and anal canal

Answer 48

large intestine

Question 49

produce vitamin K and some B vitamins using bacteria

Answer 49

large intestine

Question 50

absorbs water

Answer 50

large intestine

Question 51

indigestible material then becomes solid and is called...?

Answer 51

feces

Question 52

end of large intestine

Answer 52

rectum

Question 53

temporary storage of waste material

Answer 53

rectum

Question 54

end of the rectum

Answer 54

anus

Question 55

where feces comes out of the body

Answer 55

anus

Question 56

the anus consists of a muscular ring called...

Answer 56

anal sphincter

Question 57

opens during a bowel movement to allow feces to pass through

Answer 57

anal sphincter

Question 58

food poisoning; clostridium botulinum

Answer 58

foodborne botulism

Question 59

food poisoning; salmonella

Answer 59

salmonellosis

Question 60

salmonella Typhi; severe

Answer 60

typhoid fever

Question 61

indigestion; Heartburn, nausea, vomiting

Answer 61

dyspepsia

Question 62

disorder resulting to indigestion

Answer 62

organic dyspepsia

Question 63

nervous disorder/no obvious cause can be found

Answer 63

functional dyspepsia

Question 64

open sore in the mucous membrane

Answer 64

peptic ulcer

Question 65

Gastric Ulcer

Answer 65

type of peptic ulcer

Question 66

Duodenal ulcer

Answer 66

type of peptic ulcer

Question 67

Difficulty in defecation due to dry feces

Answer 67

constipation

Question 68

rapid movement of feces in the colon; insufficient removal of water

Answer 68

diarrhea

Question 69

Painful infection of the colon

Answer 69

dysentery

Question 70

cancer of the colon

Answer 70

colon cancer

Question 71

diarrhea, nausea, vomiting & Cancer

Answer 71

effects of alcohol