Digestive System

Question 1

Amylase

Answer 1

Enzyme that breaks down starches into simple carbohydrates.
Amylase is found in saliva (produced by salivary glands) and in pancreatic juice (produced by the pancreas) released into the small intestine.

Question 2

Lymphatic vessel

Answer 2

Transports absorbed fatty acids to the bloodstream

Question 3

Pepsin

Answer 3

Enzyme that starts to digest proteins in the stomach

Question 4

Pancreas

Answer 4

Organ that produces pancreatic juices that have important digestive enzymes & will neutralize acid chyme.
- Sends what it produces to the small intestine (duodenum)

Question 5

Parietal cells

Answer 5

Produces hydrochloric acid in the stomach

Question 6

Peristalsis

Answer 6

Muscular contractions that push food through the digestive system

Question 7

Bile

Answer 7

• Chemical that breaks up large fatty droplets
• Helps neutralize acid chyme

Question 8

Duodenum

Answer 8

Upper section of the small intestine

Question 9

Gallbladder

Answer 9

Small organ that stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver until it’s needed for digestion.

Question 10

Chyme

Answer 10

Substance that is produced after mechanical and chemical digestion in the stomach that will then enter the small intestine

Question 11

Esophagus

Answer 11

Muscular tube connecting the throat and the stomach

Question 12

Large intestine (colon)

Answer 12

• Has harmless and beneficial bacteria (some of which produce vitamins like vitamin K which the large intestine (colon) then absorbs into the bloodstream).
• Reabsorbs the water in chyme to form solid feces.

Question 13

Villi

Answer 13

• Villi are small, finger-like projections in the small intestine that increase surface area for nutrient absorption.
• Covered in microvilli, which also increases the surface area
• Very vascular (have capillaries running through them) so the nutrients can be taken by capillaries and transported