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Massage-Digestive

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Digestive Sys.- Ques.Digestive Sys. - Answers
What are the functions of the digestive system? Ingestion,peristalsis,digestion,absorption, & defecation.
What is the term for "moving food along the tube"? Peristalsis.
What are the main parts of the digestive system? Mouth, pharynx,esophagus,stomach,small intestine,& large intestine.
What are the assisting parts to the digestive system? Salivary glands,pancreas,liver,& gall bladder.
Where in the digestive system does most digestion & absorption occur? Small intestine.
What are the parts of the small intestine? Duodenum,jejunum, & ileum.
What produces & secretes the most important digestive juice into the duodenum? Pancreas.
What assisting organ helps emulsify fats in small intestine, detoxifies poisons, & filters the blood to collect newly absorbed nutrients that it converts into forms for storage or for usage? Liver.
What organ stores, concentrates, & acidifies liver bile for entry into duodenum? Gall bladder.
Name the parts of the large intestine. Ascending,transverse,descending,sigmoid, & rectum.
What part of the digestive system absorbs mainly water, manufactures vitamins by bacteria? Large intestine.
What is the term for the chemical changes that nutrients undergo from the time they're absorbed until they are used up, excreted, or assimilated? Metabolism.
What is the chemical reaction that nutrients undergo in the construction of body chemicals or tissues (ie. amino acids put together to form proteins)? Anabolism.
What is the reaction in which various compounds are broken down to supply energy & create building blocks to use for anabolism? Catabolism.
What are the 6 necessary nutrients for the body? Carbohydrates,fats,proteins,vitamins,minerals, & water.
What is the longest part of the digestive system? Small intestine.
Which nutrient is primarily used as building blocks? Protein.
What nutrients are building blocks for tissues & catalysts for many reactions including muscle contraction? Minerals.
Which nutrient's sole function is fuel? Carbohydrates.
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