Chapter 30 Review
water and cellulose
After complex organic molecules have been absorbed in the small intestine, what materials are left behind?
Detoxification
All of the following are functions of the digestive system EXCEPT
pepsin
An enzyme that can break down the chemical bonds in proteins is
diabetes
An imbalance in blood glucose levels causes which of the following diseases?
muscle, nervous, epithelial, connective
The basic types of tissue in the human body are
an organ
The brain, lungs, thymus, and small intestine are each examples of
cause disease in most people
The normal, healthy bacteria of the colon do all of the following EXCEPT
chyme
The stomach breaks down food into a soft, partially digested mixture called
Increase the surface area for increase absoption
The villi of the small intestine (in the jejunum and ileum) provide what function?
Bile
This substance breaks up globs of fat into droplets small enough to absorb.
esophagus
What "muscular tube" carries food between the pharynx and the stomach?
secretes excess water as sweat
What role does skin play in the excretory system?
kidney
What structure in Figure 30-1 removes excess water, urea, metabolic waste from the blood?
mouth
Where does the process of chemical digestion begin?
produces bile
Which of the following is not a role of the pancreas?
cells, tissues, organs, organ systems
Which of the following is the correct order from simplest to most complex for the levels of organization in the human body?
Blood, bone, and cartilage are examples
Which of the following is true regarding connective tissue?
Amylase begins to break the chemical bonds in charbohydrates (starch)
Which of the following occurs in the mouth?
Your muscles are contracting in order to release heat
Why do you sometimes shiver when you are cold?
amylase
what enzyme found in saliva breaks chemical bonds in starches forming sugars?
