Vocabulary

Question 1

absorption

Answer 1

passage of materials throughthe walls of the small intestine into the blood stream

Question 2

amino acids

Answer 2

small building blocks of protein (like links in a chain) released when proteins are digested

Question 3

amylase

Answer 3

enzyme secreted by the pancreas and salivary glands to digest starch

Question 4

anus

Answer 4

terminal end or opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body

Question 5

bile

Answer 5

digestive juice made in teh liver and stored in the gallblader, breaks up large fat globules

Question 6

appendix

Answer 6

blind pouch hanging from the cecum(RLQ)

Question 7

bilirubin

Answer 7

pigment released by the liver in bile

Question 8

bowel

Answer 8

intestine

Question 9

canine teet

Answer 9

dog like teeth next to the incisors. also called cuspids or eyeteeth

Question 10

cecum

Answer 10

1st part of large intestine

Question 11

colon

Answer 11

portion of the large intestine consisting of the ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid segments

Question 12

common bile duct

Answer 12

carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to teh duodenum, also called the choledochus

Question 13

defecation

Answer 13

elimination of feces from the digestive tract through the anus

Question 14

deglutition

Answer 14

swallowing

Question 15

dentin

Answer 15

primary material found in teeth, covers the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root

Question 16

digestion

Answer 16

breakdown of complex foods to simpler forms

Question 17

duodenum

Answer 17

1st part of the small intestine duo=2, den=10, the duodenum measures 12 inches long

Question 18

elimination

Answer 18

act of removal of materials from the body, in the digestive system, the removal of indigestible materials as feces

Question 19

emulsification

Answer 19

physical process of breaking up large fat globules into smaller globules

Question 20

enamel

Answer 20

hard, outermost layer of a tooth

Question 21

enzyme

Answer 21

chemical that speeds up a reaction b/t substances

Question 22

esophagus

Answer 22

tube connecting the throat to the stomach

Question 23

fatty acids

Answer 23

substances produced when fats are digested-category of lipids

Question 24

feces

Answer 24

solid wastes

Question 25

gallbladder

Answer 25

small sac under the liver, stores bile

Question 26

glucose

Answer 26

simple sugar

Question 27

glycogen

Answer 27

starch, glucose is stored in the form of glycogen in liver cells

Question 28

hydrochloric acid

Answer 28

substance produced by the stomach, necessary for digestion of food

Question 29

ileum

Answer 29

3rd part of the small intestine

Question 30

incisor

Answer 30

any one of four front teeth in the dental arch

Question 31

insulin

Answer 31

hormone produced by teh endocrine cells of the pancreas-transports sugar from the blood into cells and stimulates glycogen formation by the liver

Question 32

jejunum

Answer 32

2nd part of the small intestine

Question 33

lipase

Answer 33

pancreatic enzyme necessary to digest fats