Digestive System Chapter 7:11 Study Guide
Absorption of water and nutrients, store indigestible materials, and transport waste products out alimentary canal
List 3 functions of the large intestine
Secrets bike, stores sugar, stores iron, produces heparin, and detoxifies substances
List 5 functions of the liver
Produces pancreatic juice to digest food and produces insulin to regulate metabolism
What 2 secretions does the pancreas produce
Absorb most digested nutrients
What do blood capillaries do
Stores and concentrates bile
What is the function of the gallbladder
Pancreas
What is the glandular organ behind the stomach
bolus
after the food is chewed and mixed with saliva
peristalsis
the wavelike involuntary movement of muscles that causes the food to move in a forward direction through the digestive tract
aid in digestion of fats
what do lipase or steapsin do to food while it is in the small intestine
act on sugars
what do pancreatic amylase or amylopsin do to food while it is in the small intestine
complete digestion of proteins
what do peptidases do to food while it is in the small intestine
produce saliva that lubricates the mouth during speech and chewing and moistens food so it can be swallowed easily
what do salivary glands do
emulsifies fats
what does bile do to food while it is in the small intestine
break down sugar into simplest form
what does maltase do to food while it is in the small intestine
an enzyme called salivary amylase; carbohydrates or starches
what does saliva contain and what does it break down
break down sugar into simplest form
what does sucrase do to food while it is in the small intestine
act on proteins
what does trypsin do to food while it is in the small intestine
blood capillaries and lacteals
what does villi contain
the process of breaking down food by chewing and grinding
what is mastication
parotid, sublingual, and the submandibular
list the 3 pairs of salivary glands
Ascending, descending, transverse, and sigmoid
Name the 4 divisions of the colon
villi
fingerlike projections in the small intestine
allows a person to taste sweet, salty, sour, and bitter sensations; and aids in chewing and swallowing food
list 2 functions of the tongue
food is converted into chyme, hydrochloric acid kills bacteria, helps in absorption of iron, and activates the enzyme pepsin
list 4 things that happen in the stomach during digestion