Organs and Their Functions

Question 1

What does the mouth do in the digestive system?

Answer 1

Starch digestion begins by carbohydrase in saliva

Question 2

What does the bile duct do in the digestive system?

Answer 2

Carries bile to the small intestine

Question 3

What does the gall bladder do in the digestive system?

Answer 3

Stores bile produced by the liver

Question 4

What does the liver do in the digestive system?

Answer 4

Production and secretion of bile

Question 5

What does the stomach do in the digestive system?

Answer 5

Secretes protease, which digests protein

Question 6

What does the pancreas do in the digestive system?

Answer 6

Secretes lipase, protease and carbohydrase into the small intestine

Question 7

What does the large intestine do in the digestive system?

Answer 7

Absorbs water

Question 8

What does the anus do in the digestive system?

Answer 8

Egestion of waste

Question 9

What 2 things does small intestine the do in the digestive system?

Answer 9

~Continued digestion of carbohydrates by carbohydrase to glucose and proteins by protease to amino acids. Lipase digest fats to fatty acids and glycerol
~Soluble products of digestion absorbed into blood