DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

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a small organ called the __________ is positioned between the large and small intestine.

appendix

The disassembly of food inside an organism is called

digestion

Saliva contains a(n) ___________ which accelerates the digestion of _________

enzyme and starches

Glucagon and insulin are two of the __________ produced by the pancreas to aid in digestion.

hormones

The primary digestive substance in the stomach is

hydrochloric acid

most absorption of water occurs in the

large intestine

The common bile duct receives secretions from the:

liver , gall bladder and pancreas

most absorption of food occurs in the

small intestine

What is the function of the gall bladder?

stores the produced bile

An irritation of the stomach lining results in what?

AN ULCER

True or False? Digestion starts in the stomach

False

food which enters the large intestine is broken down by

intestinal flora

What is starch?

polymer of sugar

the lower part of the large intestine is called what?

rectum

The breakdown of food into molecules small enough to enter the blood stream is primarily accomplished by the:

small intestine

The liver and pancreas are connected to the

small intestine

fats

small intestine

The ultimate purpose of the digestive system is to

transform nutrients so that they can be absorbed into the blood

which organ produces bile?

LIVER

TRUE OR FALSE? It is possible to live without a gall bladder

TRUE

Jaundice is caused by blockage of liver bile and is exhibited by :

YELLOW SKIN

proteins

stomach and small intestine

What can block the common bile duct?

GALL STONES

THE THE ORDER OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM :

TEETH SALIVA ESOPHAGUS STOMACH SMALL INTESTINE PANCREAS APPENDIX LARGE INTESTINE RECTUM

A body system consists of

a group of organs which perform a common funtion

the process of food entering the blood stream is called

absorption

the diffusion of food molecules from the digestive tract into the blood ________ occurs at the ______ .

capillaries and villi

What is the function of bile?

causes fats to dissolve in water

carbohydrates

mouth and small intestine

The study of the coordinated functions of a living organism is called

physiology

True or False? Food moves from the mouth to the stomach thru the long tube called the trachea.

False


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