digestive system

Question 1

whats the overall purpose of digestion?

Answer 1

take food and break it down into simple substances that your body can get it to your blood nutrients then travel to brain, heart and liver

Question 2

whats the first stage of swallowing?

Answer 2

the tongue pushes food into the throat

Question 3

whats the second stage of swallowing?

Answer 3

epiglottis folds over voice box at the entrance of the windpipe

Question 4

whats the third stage of swallowing?

Answer 4

muscles in the esophagus contract

Question 5

what are enzymes?

Answer 5

`chemicals that the body makes to speed up the breakdown of food

Question 6

3 examples of digestive enzymes?

Answer 6

trypsin, lipase, lactase

Question 7

what food is the enzyme typsin associated with?

Answer 7

steak

Question 8

what food is the enzyme lipase associated with?

Answer 8

milk and butter

Question 9

what food is the enzyme lactase associated with?

Answer 9

sugar in milk

Question 10

whats peristalsis?

Answer 10

series of wave like contractions that move food through the digestive tract

Question 11

whats chyme?

Answer 11

a liquid mixture

Question 12

whats heartburn?

Answer 12

a form of indigestion felt as a burning sensation in the chest, caused by acid regurgitation into the esophagus

Question 13

what is a stomach ulcer?

Answer 13

when mucus lining in the stomach used to keep the stomach from digesting itself becomes thin

Question 14

symptoms of stomach ulcer?

Answer 14

burning pain in stomach, bleeding

Question 15

whats the cause of a stomach ulcer?

Answer 15

stress or bacteria

Question 16

whats the first step of the digestive system removing waste?

Answer 16

food gose into the mouth and is chewed

Question 17

whats the second step of the digestive system removing waste?

Answer 17

saliva is added with food, food goes down the esophagus

Question 18

whats the third step of the digestive system removing waste?

Answer 18

food moves into stomach and is mixed with stomach acids

Question 19

whats the fourth step of the digestive system removing waste?

Answer 19

food is pushed into small intestines were the enzymes are added

Question 20

whats the fifth step of the digestive system removing waste?

Answer 20

the food turns into molecules to send to other organs

Question 21

whats the sixth step of the digestive system removing waste?

Answer 21

the bigger molecules moves to the lower bowel then out the rectum

Question 22

whats the human digestive system?

Answer 22

extended tube with specialized parts between openings, the mouth and anus

Question 23

what do proper nutrients supply your body with?

Answer 23

energy, amino acids, vitamins and minerals

Question 24

what is the tongue’s roll in digestion?

Answer 24

• have sensory taste buds that send nerve impulses to brain

- made of muscle that aids to chewing and swallowing

Question 25

whats the teeths role in digestion?

Answer 25

break down the food by chewing, grinding and tearing

Question 26

hard plate?

Answer 26

bony structure that forms on roof of mouth and separates mouth from the nose

Question 27

what are the salivary glands?

Answer 27

parotid, submandibular, sublingual

Question 28

what happens to food after its been chewed?

Answer 28

it becomes bolus

Question 29

whats the small intestine?

Answer 29

small width, very long tube measures 9 feet in length when contracted

Question 30

what are the first 9-10 inches of the small intestine? what happens??

Answer 30

the duodenum, this is where bile from the liver and gallbladder and pancreatic juices enter through ducts

Question 31

what is the 8 feet section of the small intestines?

Answer 31

the jejunum

Question 32

whats the last 12 feet of the small intestines called?

Answer 32

ileum

Question 33

whats the large intestines?

Answer 33

5 feet long, 2 inches in diameter. consists of first section of cecum, the colon, sigmoid colon and rectum

Question 34

what are the 3 sections of the colon?

Answer 34

ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon

Question 35

What is the stomach?

Answer 35

A thick walled J saved organ that lies on the left side of the body beneath the diaphragm

Question 36

What does the stomachs muscular walls do during digesting

Answer 36

Churn food and mix it with gastric juices

Question 37

What does HCl acid do

Answer 37

It kills bacteria and helps with iron absorption also it breaks down connective tissue

Question 38

What are the folds in the stomach called

Answer 38

Rugae

Question 39

What dose rugae do

Answer 39

Allows expansion up to one leader in stomach

Question 40

What is an ulcer

Answer 40

And open sore in the stomach cause by primarily bacteria

Question 41

Would food leaves stomach what is it turn into

Answer 41

Chyme

Question 42

How long does it take for the stomach to empty

Answer 42

2 to 6 hours

Question 43

What's the rectum

Answer 43

I near canaille called anal canal which opens to the anus

Question 44

What's the job the large intestine

Answer 44

Absorb water and any remaining nutrients, store indigestible's

Question 45

What's the liver

Answer 45

The largest gland in the body that secretes bile, makes blood proteins and detoxifies blood from harmful substances

Question 46

What's the gallbladder

Answer 46

Small sack located under the liver that stores and concentrates bile

Question 47

What's the Pancrease

Answer 47

Glandular Organ located behind the stomach that produces enzymes to digest foods

Question 48

What's mechanical digestion?

Answer 48

The act of physically act of degrading food (chewing, tearing)

Question 49

What's chemical digestion

Answer 49

The act of changing food into the needed basic nutrients through the influence of digestive juices and enzymes

Question 50

What's hepatitis

Answer 50

Viral inflammation of the liver

Question 51

Cirrhosis

Answer 51

Chronic destruction of liver cells often from alcohol abuse

Question 52

Peritonitis

Answer 52

Inflammation of The abdominal Peritoneal cavity

Question 53

Diverticulitis

Answer 53

Inflammation of pouches or sacks in the intestinal lining

Question 54

Hemorrhoid

Answer 54

Varicose veins of rectum and anus

Question 55

Hernia

Answer 55

Internal organ pushes through the abdominal wall

Question 56

Gastroenteritis ? Cause

Answer 56

Inflammation of the stomach and intestines often caused by food poisoning, Toxins, infection