DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question 1

A mechanical digestion where the teeth break up food.

Answer 1

Mouth

Question 2

What does saliva contain?

Answer 2

Amylase

Question 3

What are the types of salivary glands?

Answer 3

1). Parotid Gland
2). Submandibular Gland
3). Sublingual Gland

Question 4

Inflammation of the parotid gland.

Answer 4

Mumps

Question 5

In the teeth, how many canine, molar, premolar, and incisors are there?

Answer 5

4 canines
12 molars
8 premolars
8 incisors

Question 6

Food is chewed ______?

Answer 6

Mechanically (masticated)

Question 7

Is formed with saliva and the tongue.

Answer 7

Bolus (lump)

Question 8

Is also known as the throat.

Answer 8

Pharynx

Question 9

It is approximately 10 inches long and secretes mucus.

Answer 9

Esophagus

Question 10

The esophagus moves food from the throat to the stomach using muscle movement called _________?

Answer 10

Peristalsis

Question 11

Flap of cartilage. It closes trachea (windpipe) when swallowing

Answer 11

Epiglottis

Question 12

A series of involuntary wave-like muscle contractions which move food along the digestive
tract.

Answer 12

Peristalsis

Question 13

Answer the following if this is mechanical or chemical.

1. Chewing a chicken meat?
2. Saliva breaking the bread down into molecules of
   glucose?
3. Your teeth breaking pieces of a hamburger apart?
4. Pepsin (an enzyme) in your stomach breaking the
   hamburger into amino acids?

Answer 13

1). Mechanical
2). Chemical
3). Mechanical
4). Chemical

Question 14

J-shaped muscular bag that stores the food you eat, breaks
it down into tiny pieces.

Answer 14

Stomach

Question 15

In the stomach, food is temporarily stored here.
It can stretch to fit ______ food.

Answer 15

~2L of Food

Question 16

____ in the stomach kills bacteria.

Answer 16

Acid

Question 17

HCl (Hydrochloric Acid) = ___

Answer 17

pH 2

Question 18

What are the Gastric Juices that are secreted by stomach?

Answer 18

1). Pepsin
2). Hydrochloric acid

Question 19

Enzyme breaks down proteins.

Answer 19

Pepsin

Question 20

What stops the stomach from digesting itself?

Answer 20

Mucus secreted by stomach cells protects stomach lining

Question 21

Food is further broken down into a thin liquid called _____?

Answer 21

Chyme

Question 22

Can the stomach mechanically and chemically break down food?

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

How many stomachs do cows have?

Answer 23

4

Question 24

___________ is a procedure where a thin, flexible
tube called an endoscope is used to look inside
the esophagus, stomach and duodenum.

Answer 24

Gastroscopy

Question 25

What are the Accessory Organs?

Answer 25

1). Liver 2). Gallbladder 3). Pancreas

Question 26

Filters out toxins and waste including drugs and alcohol, and produces bile.

Answer 26

Liver

Question 27

Bile stored in ___________ until needed.

Answer 27

Gallbladder

Question 28

Pouch structure located near the liver which concentrates and stores bile.

Answer 28

Gallbladder

Question 29

What emulsifies lipids (fats) (physically breaks apart FATS)?

Answer 29

Bile

Question 30

A long tube that carries BILE to duodenum.

Answer 30

Bile duct

Question 31

The pancreas produces ___________ ______ that is then secreted to the pancreatic duct. And digests all major nutrient types.

Answer 31

Pancreatic Juice

Question 32

Contains enzymes that breakdown or digest fully.

Answer 32

Pancreatic Juice

Question 33

Produces enzymes to digest fats, proteins & starch

Answer 33

Pancreas

Question 34

What type or protein and starch does the pancreas produce?

Answer 34

Amylase Lipase Trypsin Chymotrypsin

Question 35

It is a major organ of chemical digestion & absorption through its lining.

Answer 35

Small Intestine

Question 36

How long is a small intestine in meters?

Answer 36

6 meters

Question 37

The small intestine has 3 sections, what are they?

Answer 37

1. Duodenum 2. Jejunum 3. Ileum

Question 38

Where most digestion takes place.

Answer 38

Duodenum

Question 39

Where absorption of nutrients & water.

Answer 39

Jejunum

Question 40

Absorption of nutrients & water.

Answer 40

Ileum

Question 41

Has tiny fingerlike projections called ____ lining it, which increase the surface area for absorbing nutrients.

Answer 41

Villi

Question 42

It re-absorbs water 90% of water reabsorbed.

Answer 42

Colon or Large Intestine

Question 43

If not enough water is absorbed, it results to?

Answer 43

Diarrhea

Question 44

If too much water absorbed, it results to?

Answer 44

Constipation

Question 45

What vitamins are reabsorbed with water?

Answer 45

Vitamin K and B

Question 46

Temporarily stores the feces before it will exit the body.

Answer 46

Rectum