Module 13
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| digestion | The process by which an organism breaks down its food into small units that can be absorbed by the body.
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| ingestion | The process of digestion starts with ingestion of food or drink.
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| physical digestion | The first part of digestion: breaking up food into tiny pieces without changing the chemical nature of the food.
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| saliva | The "spit" in the mouth which contains chemicals that break down starch.
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| chemical digestion | The second part of digestion: the process by which pieces of food are chemically altered so that the body can absorb them.
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| alimentary canal | The digestive tract. The sum of parts through which food actually passes.
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| vitamin | A chemical substance the body needs in small amounts to stay healthy.
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| small intestine | Organ in which most of the absorption of nutrients occurs.
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| stomach | Organ in which the bolus is turned into chyme.
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| large intestine | Converts waste into feces.
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| pancreas | The organ which produces the sodium bicarbonate that helps to neutralize the stomach acid in the chyme.
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| liver | Produces bile.
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| salivary glands | Produce saliva.
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| tongue | Moves food around the mouth to form the bolus.
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| epiglottis | Covers the larynx when you swallow to make sure that food goes down the esophagus only.
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| vitamins C and B | Water-soluble vitamins.
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| vitamins D and K | Absorbed by the body even if they are not in any food that is eaten. Vitamin D can be made by the body through sunlight hitting the skin, and vitamin K is made by bacteria in the large intestine.
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| vitamins D, E and K | Fat-soluble vitamins which build up easily in the body.
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
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