Practice test for Digestive system

The system of organs responsible for getting foof in and out of our body

DIgestive System

The mechanical breakdown of the food into smaller pieces

Physical Digestion

The breakdown of complex molecules

Chemical Digestion

The intake of food into our body

Indigestion

Mechanical and Chemical breakdown of food into smaller components

Digestion

What is the term for rhytmic,wavelike contractons of the walls

Peristalsis

What is the greek word of the Esophagus?

To carry what is eaten

The term for the Dilute Hydrochloric Acid and the enzymes pepsin,an active enzyme secreted by the chief cells of the gastrc glands

Gastric Juice

The term for an active enzyme secreted by the chief cells of the gastric glands

Pepsin Enzyme

The semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach

Chyme

Largest gland of the body

Liver

A greenish yellow bag attatched into the liver and also the storage of bile

Gallbladder

Where is Pancreas connected to?

Duodenum

It produces pancreatic juice

Pancreas

What organ secretes hormone insulin

Pancreas

A bitter,alkaline,yellow or greenish liquid secreted by the liver that aids in digestion and absorbtion especially on fats

Bile

What organ secretes bile?

Liver

Breaking up of large particles into smaller one

Emulsification

The three parts of a smaller intestine

U shaped Duodenum,Jejunum,Ileum

The last part of the digestive tract

Anus

The process of removing undigested matter from the body

Engestion

Ingests food; Chews & mixes food; Moistens and dissolves food; Begins chemical breakdown of Carbohydrates

Mouth

Propels food from the oral cavity (mouth cavity) to the esophagus

Pharynx

Proples food from the stomach

Esophagus

Further breaks down food residues; Absorbs most residual water electrolytes & vitamins produced by enteric bacteria; Propels feces toward rectum; Eliminates feces

Large Intestine

Mixes & churns food with gastric juices to form chyme; Begins chemical breakdown of proteins; Possesses antimicrobial functions

Stomach

Mixes chyme with digestive juices; Absorbs breakdown products of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids; Performs physical digestion via segmentation

Small Intestine

Where does digestion starts

Mouth

Used by cell for energy production

Glucose

used for growth & repair of worn out parts or tissues and is used for formation of enzymes & hormones

Amino Acids

Used to build protoplasm in cell membranes

Fats

Excess fats are stored in special tissue called?

Adipose Tissue

The process of transport and use of absorbed nutrients

Assimilation

the convered glycogen stored in the liver

Simple sugar