digestive system

Question 1

first nutrient to be chemically digested in the body

Answer 1

startch

Question 2

teeth adapted for tearing food

Answer 2

canine

Question 3

sphicter to control the rate food leaves the stomach

Answer 3

phyloric

Question 4

enzyme to breakdown carbohydrates and starches

Answer 4

amylase

Question 5

muscular contractions to propel food from one organ to the next

Answer 5

peristalsis

Question 6

emulsifier to aid in the digestion of lipids

Answer 6

bile

Question 7

form if part of the stomach wall digests itself

Answer 7

ulcer

Question 8

part of the large intestine found on the right side of the body

Answer 8

ascending colon

Question 9

teeth adapted for grindling food

Answer 9

molars

Question 10

salivary gland inflamed when one gets the mumps

Answer 10

parotid gland

Question 11

molecules that serves as readily available energy for the body

Answer 11

glucose

Question 12

enzyme to breakdown lactose in dairy products

Answer 12

lactose

Question 13

the building blocks of proteins

Answer 13

amino acid

Question 14

opening at the terminal end of the large intestine

Answer 14

anus

Question 15

primary function is absorption of nutrient

Answer 15

small intestine

Question 16

watery stool resulting when food residue passed through the large intestine too quickly for water to absorb

Answer 16

diahhera

Question 17

enzyme to breakdown lipids, produced by the pancreas

Answer 17

lipase

Question 18

part of the alimentary cancal where no digestion or absorption takes place

Answer 18

esophagus

Question 19

site of HCI and pepsinogen

Answer 19

stomach

Question 20

cells which produce hydrocholric acid in the stomach

Answer 20

parietal cells

Question 21

saliva are an important in _____ digestion

Answer 21

chemical

Question 22

fingerlike projction of the small intestine important for nutrient absorption

Answer 22

vile

Question 23

sphincter at the distal end of the esophagus, damaged during heartburn

Answer 23

cardioesphageal

Question 24

process by which larger molecules are built from smaller ones

Answer 24

anabolism

Question 25

where bile is stored

Answer 25

gall bladder

Question 26

site where small intestine and large intesitne join together

Answer 26

illeocecal valves

Question 27

chemical digestion breaking larger molecules into simpler compounds

Answer 27

catabolism

Question 28

last subdivision of the small intestine

Answer 28

illeum

Question 29

middle section of the small intestine

Answer 29

jejum

Question 30

where bile is produced

Answer 30

liver

Question 31

enzyme produced in the stomach to break down proteins

Answer 31

pepsinogen

Question 32

another name for the alimentary canal

Answer 32

Gastrointestinal tract

Question 33

name for soft, partially digested mixture in the stomach

Answer 33

chyme

Question 34

where water is absorved in the alimentary canal

Answer 34

large intestine

Question 35

produces enzymes to breakdown all food groups

Answer 35

pancreas

Question 36

beginning of carbohydrate/strach digestion

Answer 36

mouth

Question 37

site where bile and pancreatic juices enter alimentary canal

Answer 37

duodenum

Question 38

part of the large intestine becomes inflammed, pain on the lower right side of the abdomen

Answer 38

appendicitis

Question 39

common passageway for food and air

Answer 39

pharynx

Question 40

beginning of the large intestine, site of the appendix

Answer 40

cecum

Question 41

anterior chisel shaped teeth forcutting

Answer 41

incisors