Chapter 7:11 Digestive System

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List one (1) function of the large intestine. (Short answer)

Absorption of water and any remaining nutrients.

List two (2) functions of the tongue. (Fill in the blank)

Chewing and swallowing food and taste buds.

What is the function of the gallbladder? (Short answer)

It stores and concentrate bile, which it receives from the liver.

What is the glandular organ behind the stomach? (Matching)

Pancreas

Three pairs of salivary glands, the ____________, ___________, and the ______________, produce saliva that ___________the mouth during speech and chewing and __________ food so it can be swallowed easily. Saliva also contains an enzyme called _____________, which begins the chemical breakdown of ________________ or ________________. After the food is chewed and mixed with saliva, it is called a/an _______________. (Fill in the blank)

Parotid, sublingual, sub mandibular, lubricates, moistens, salivary amylase, carbohydrates, starches, and bolus

What is the wavelike involuntary movement of muscles that causes the food to move in a forward direction through the digestive tract? (Fill in the blank)

Peristalsis

List one (1) function of the liver. (Short answer)

Stores iron and certain vitamins

What is mastication? (Fill in the blank)

The teeth are special structures in the mouth that physically break down food by chewing and grinding.

inflammatory disease of the colon with formation of ulcers and abscesses (Matching)

Ulcerative colitis

Fingerlike projections in the small intestine, called ________, contain ____________ and ______________. The blood capillaries absorb most of the ________________, while the lacteals absorb most of the digested _____________.(Fill in the blank)

Villie, blood capillaries, lacterals, digested nutrients, and fats.

presence of stones in the gallbladder (Matching)

cholelithiasis

chronic disease of the liver in which scar tissue replaces liver cells (Matching)

cirrhosis

condition characterized by frequent watery stools (Matching)

diarrhea

inflammation or mucous membrane of stomach and intestines (Matching)

gastroenteritis

chronic disease that occurs when acid from the stomach flows back up into the esophagus (Matching)

gastroesophageal reflux disease.

dilated or varicose veins in the rectal or anal area (Matching)

hemorrhoids

inflammation of the liver usually caused by a virus (Matching)

hepatitis

stomach protrudes through the diaphragm by opening for esophagus (Matching)

hiatal hernia

What two (2) secretions does it produce? (Short answer)

pancreatic juice and insulin


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