unit 8 digestive system

Question 1

granivores

Answer 1

animals that eat mostly seeds or grains as their main food.

Question 2

rumivores(ruminant)

Answer 2

animal that eats plants and digests them using a special stomach with multiple chambers, like cows, sheep, and deer.

Question 3

monogastric digestive tract

Answer 3

a simple, single-chambered stomach, like humans, pigs, and dogs, and they digest food mainly using enzymes and acids.

Question 4

torus

Answer 4

what food passes through

Question 5

Alimentary

Answer 5

-food passes through the structure
-part of the torus

Question 6

accessory

Answer 6

-May be connected to but is not part of the torus
-food does not pass through structure

Question 7

Oral cavity

Answer 7

site of dentation

Question 8

dentation

Answer 8

act of chewing your food into smaller pieces

Question 9

diphydont

Answer 9

Two sets of teeth

Question 10

soft palate

Answer 10

back part that helps close off the nasal passage when you swallow.

Question 11

hard palate

Answer 11

bony front part of the roof of your mouth that helps with chewing and speaking

Question 12

salivary glands

Answer 12

produce saliva

Question 13

saliva

Answer 13

-contains amylase
-contains lysozome

Question 14

Amylase

Answer 14

Enzyme that breaks down starches into simple carbohydrates

Question 15

esophagus

Answer 15

Muscular tube connecting the throat and stomach
9 inches long
food passes through it

Question 16

Peristalsis

Answer 16

Muscular contractions that push food through the digestive system

Question 17

stomach

Answer 17

initial site of protein digestion/hydrolysis

absorption of water and alcohol

Question 18

sphinctor valve

Answer 18

opens to let food into the stomach and closes to keep stomach acid from coming back up.

Question 19

duodenum

Answer 19

Upper section of the small intestine

food from the stomach mixes with bile and digestive juices to start breaking down nutrients.

Question 20

bile salts

Answer 20

produced by liver used to inflate lipids

Question 21

gall bladder

Answer 21

store bile salts

Question 22

pancreatic juice

Answer 22

liquid made by the pancreas that contains enzymes to help digest proteins, fats, and carbohydrates in the small intestine.

Question 23

lymphatic vessel

Answer 23

Transports absorbed fatty acids to the bloodstream

Question 24

Anus

Answer 24

Opening through which wastes are eliminated

Question 25

large intestine/colon

Answer 25

Organ that absorbs water and vitamin K

Question 26

pepsin

Answer 26

Enzyme that starts to digest proteins in the stomach

Question 27

pancreus

Answer 27

Organ that produces a variety of digestive enzymes

Question 28

parietal cell

Answer 28

Produces hydrochloric acid in the stomach

Question 29

bile

Answer 29

Chemical that breaks up large fat droplets

Question 30

Villi

Answer 30

tiny, finger-like projections on the inside of the small intestine that increase surface area to help absorb nutrients from digested food.

Question 31

vermiform appendix

Answer 31

vestigial structure

Question 32

vitamin k

Answer 32

-assists clotting -assists conversions of glucose to glycogen in the liver

Question 33

small intestine

Answer 33

site of absorption and chemical digestion

Question 34

intestinal juice

Answer 34

watery fluid made by the walls of the small intestine that contains enzymes to help finish digesting food.