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?