Digestive System

• two types of digestion

  mechanical and chemical
• refers to the physical breakdown of food into smaller parts

  chewing
• what aid in the process of chemical digestion

  accessory organs
• another term for chewing

  mastication
• the four types of teeth?

  canines, premolars, molars, incisors
• the teeth that have thin edges

  incisors
• used for tearing meat

  canines
• used for crushing and grinding food

  premolars and molars
• it is an enzyme that breaks down starches to smaller sugars

  salivary amylaze
• it is a long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

  esophagus
• a large pear shaped sac that churns and bathes the food with acidic juices

  stomach
• another term for chewed food


  bolus
• when bolus is broke down into smaller parts, turning it into a new consistency called?


  chyme
• the small intestine has millions of tiny fingerlike structues called? which is covered with?


  villi

  microvilli
• it is the largest organ in the body that produces a certain acid called?

  liver, bile
• the liver stores n____e__s like?

  nutrients, iron and copper
• it is a small sac under the liver where bile is stored

  gallbladder
• it is an elongated organ that secretes pancreatic juice


  pancreas
• where the water from the undigested food is absorbed

  large intestine
• provides temporary storage for the feces before being extracted out of the body by the anus


  rectum and anus
• bowel movements that are irregular and painful

  constipation
• another word for indigestion

  dyspepsia
• discomfort felt somewhere near the stomach while a feeling of being bloated


  indigestion or dyspepsia
• too much cholesterol cause this disease to occur

  formation of gallstones
• where do the gallstones form

  gallbladder
• where the stomatch lining is inflamed

  gastritis
• sores in the lining of the stomach or small intestine

  ulcer
• the digestive system's function is to?

  1. give shape to the body
  2. circulate the blood
  3. transfer of nerve impulses
  4. break down the food to a form where it can be absorbed by the body

  break down the food to a form where it can be absorbed by the body