PPT (Digestive System)

Question 1

It is the process in which food is broken down into smaller molecules that the body can use to nourish the cells and provide energy.

Answer 1

Digestion

Question 2

Food undergoes these two phases of digestion.

Answer 2

Mechanical and Chemical Phase

Question 3

In this phase, food is broken down into small pieces by chewing (mastication) and softened by digestive juices such as saliva and gastric juice.

Answer 3

Mechanical Phase

Question 4

In this phase, food is acted upon by chemical substances called enzymes that are secreted together with digestive juices.

Answer 4

Chemical Phase

Question 5

The five key processes of the digestive system.

Answer 5

Ingestion, Digestion (mechanical and chemical), Absorption, Transport, and Excretion

Question 6

Digestion begins in this part of the body.

Answer 6

Mouth

Question 7

These break down food into small pieces.

Answer 7

Teeth

Question 8

This mixes food with saliva and helps in swallowing.

Answer 8

Tongue

Question 9

These secrete saliva that lubricates food.

Answer 9

Salivary glands

Question 10

This pushes food into the pharynx.

Answer 10

Swallowing

Question 11

This is the common passageway for digestion and respiration, located at the back of the mouth.

Answer 11

Pharynx (throat)

Question 12

This is a muscular tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach.

Answer 12

Esophagus

Question 13

The process of transporting food through the esophagus.

Answer 13

Peristalsis

Question 14

The stomach is an expanded organ located between these two parts of the digestive system.

Answer 14

Esophagus and Small Intestine

Question 15

These are the three functions of the stomach.

Answer 15

Stores swallowed food, mixes food with digestive juices, conveys contents slowly into the small intestine

Question 16

The thick liquid formed when food mixes with gastric juices in the stomach.

Answer 16

Chyme

Question 17

This organ is considered the organ of complete digestion and absorption.

Answer 17

Small Intestine

Question 18

This secretes enzymes that change food materials into their simplest form.

Answer 18

Small Intestine

Question 19

The organ that follows the small intestine.

Answer 19

Large Intestine (Colon)

Question 20

The three parts of the large intestine.

Answer 20

Ascending colon, Transverse colon, Descending colon

Question 21

These are the three functions of the colon.

Answer 21

Temporarily stores fecal materials, absorbs vitamins produced by bacteria, reabsorbs water from undigested residue

Question 22

This is located at the end of the sigmoid colon and serves as a warehouse for feces.

Answer 22

Rectum

Question 23

The exit point of fecal materials.

Answer 23

Anus

Question 24

These glands secrete saliva, a chemical substance that is a combination of watery fluid and mucus.

Answer 24

Salivary Glands

Question 25

The three types of salivary glands.

Answer 25

Parotid, Sublingual, Submandibular

Question 26

The largest organ in the body, located at the right side of the upper abdomen.

Answer 26

Liver

Question 27

This organ produces bile.

Answer 27

Liver

Question 28

The function of bile.

Answer 28

Emulsifies fats and neutralizes the acidity of partly digested food from the stomach.

Question 29

This organ temporarily stores and concentrates bile.

Answer 29

Gallbladder

Question 30

A large, elongated gland located at the back of the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes directly into the small intestine.

Answer 30

Pancreas

Question 31

A condition when the acid in the stomach goes to the esophagus.

Answer 31

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Question 32

Hard materials or deposits that are formed in the gallbladder.

Question 33

A condition where the thick layer of mucus protecting the stomach is reduced, affecting the stomach lining.

Answer 33

Stomach Ulcer

Question 34

A digestive problem that affects the colon or large intestine.

Answer 34

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Question 35

An ailment that can cause pain in the lower right abdomen.

Answer 35

Appendicitis

Question 36

Also known as dyspepsia, a discomfort or pain experienced in the upper abdomen.

Answer 36

Indigestion

Question 37

A digestive disorder where a person has difficulty moving his or her bowel regularly.

Answer 37

Constipation

Question 38

A kind of cancer that starts in either the colon or the rectum.

Answer 38

Colorectal Cancer