digestive system part 2 quiz
second half of large intestine
water is absorbed here
A body chemical that controls growth and activity is a(n)
hormone
The hormone that helps cells use sugar is
insulin
The final site of digestion is the
large intestine
Water is absorbed in the second half of the
large intestine
excretion
leave body
The small intestine is protected from the gastric juice acid by
mucus
Insulin is produced by the
pancreas
Choose three structures that support digestion in the small intestine.
pancreas, liver, gall bladder
appendix
safehouse for good bacteria
The ileum connects what two organs?
small and large intestine
The largest part of your digestive system is your
small intestine
When water is absorbed from the chyme, it becomes
solid waste
What is the function of the enzymes produced by the small intestine
speed up chemical breakdown
Insulin helps body cells use
sugars
Basically all organs of the human body are now known to have an important function.
t
It is believed today that the appendix has a function.
t
The appendix is an organ that a person can live a healthy life without.
t
The body receives its nutrients through absorption during the digestive process.
t
A vestigial organ is
thought to be useless a proposed evolutionary left-over a remnant of supposed primitive ancestors
The walls of the large intestine absorb water from the chyme.
true
A remnant of or left over from the distant past is called
vestigial
Absorption in the large intestine is done by the
villi
Dissolved food enters the blood stream to feed body cells through the ___ of the small intestine
villi
The tiny projections in the small intestine are called
villi
large intestine
fourth site of digestion
The small intestine of an adult is about
23 feet long
hormone A body chemical that controls growth and activity.
A body chemical that controls growth and activity.
Choose the four types of food molecules digested by the intestines
sugars, starches, fats, proteins
vestigial
Remnant of or left over from the distant past
The pancreas and liver
help the small intestine digest food, secrete enzymes and bile
Modern research has indicated that the appendix has at least one important function
a storehouse for good bacteria
Select from the list the three functions which apply to the large intestine
absorb water, continue digestion, eliminate waste
small intestine
absorption begins here
When digested food is absorbed into the blood vessels, it is carried to the rest of the body by the
blood
The soupy liquid which leaves the stomach and enters the small intestine is called
chyme
The first half of the large intestine completes the process of
digestine
The appendix is a vestigial organ
f
Excretion means to breathe in
false
Choose three wastes excreted from the body by the large intestine
fiber, fatty material, bacterial waste
The organ which helps in the digestion of fatty foods is the
gall bladder
