Digestive

Cards (23)

  • In what process do animals take in food that provides energy and nutrients? - Ingestion
  • The process in which digested foods are distributed into different parts of the body cells are assimilation
  • What is the process of turning food into smaller molecules with the aid of enzymes? - chemical digestion
  • Where does the final stage in digestion of food happen? - small intestine
  • What type of enzyme present in saliva helps break down starch? - amylace
  • Which of the following breaks down food into tinier pieces to begin mechanical digestion? - teeth
  • What organ system is responsible for breaking down of large molecules into smaller molecules and absorption of organic compounds needed by the body? - Digestive system
  • What is the main function of the large intestine? - reabsorbs water from chyme.
  • What do you call the wavelike contraction of the smooth muscles of digestive tract pushes food in small sections through the gastro-intestinal tube? - peristaltic movement
  • If the liver is severely damaged, metabolism of which nutrients would be most affected? - carbohydrates, lipids, starch
  • What is the most essential function of the intestinal villi? - . increases surface area for nutrient absorption
  • Which of the following shows the correct sequence of the processes involved in the human digestive system? - ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion
  • What is the term for the food that is chewed and mixed with saliva that turns into a moist ball? - bolus
  • It is the process by which the nutrients from the digested food move into the blood vessels passing through the lining of the small intestine - assimilation
  • . Which of these substances is an enzyme that digests protein in the stomach? - Pepsin
  • Which of the following helps in the digestion of food in the mouth? - saliva
  • What enzyme aids the digestion of lipids in the small intestine? - amylace
  • Which of the following is produced by the liver? - bile
  • Which organ stores bile and pumps it into duodenum? - gallbladder
  • What is the result of chemical digestion of carbohydrates? - simple sugars
  • Where does absorption of nutrients mostly occur? - small intestine
  • What aids the passage of food through the digestive tract? - wavelike muscle contractions
  • How do nutrients from digested food reach the blood? - absorbed into the blood through the blood vessels