Test- Digestive System Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
- What carbohydrates helps your digestive system function even through your body cannot digest it?
A
Fiber
Fiber cannot be digested and starch can be digested.
2
Q
- Which of the following organs is considered to be a part of the Alimentary canal.
A
None of them
Neither the liver, the pancreas, and the gallbladder is part of the alimentary canal.
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3
Q
- What is the process when waste is elimated?
A
Defecation
Defecation is the process of which waste is elimated.
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4
Q
- Which nutrients is made of amino acids?
A
Proteins
Proteins are made of amino acids.
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5
Q
- Where does the digestion of carbohydrates begin?
A
The mouth
The digestion of carbohydrates begins in the mouth.
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6
Q
- What digestive organ releases enzymes that help break down starches, proteins m and fats in the small intestine?
A
The pancreas releases enzymes that break down starches, fats, and proteins.
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7
Q
- What materials that make up proteins are made in your body.
A
Enzymes
Enzymes make up proteins and made inside the body.
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8
Q
- What stores bile and releases it into the small intestine?
A
Gallbladder
Gallbladders stores bile and releases the bile into the small intestine.
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9
Q
- What is the break down of complex food molecules into simpler molecules is mechanical digestion.
A
False, chemical digestion
Chemical digestion breaks down molecules into smaller molecules.
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10
Q
- What are the structures inside the small intestine and what are the functions.
A
The villi
The villi absorb the nutrients from the food
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