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Digestive Tract - MA1

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What is the sac-like muscular organ that uses HCL and pepsin to begin chemical digestion?   Stomach  
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Name the wave like contractions of the gastrointestinal tract that move food through the tract?   peristalsis  
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The medical term for "chewing"   Mastication  
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What is the soupy mixture formed in the stomach that passes into the small intestine?   Chyme  
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What is function does the mouth play in digestion?   ingestion  
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From which organ are the majority of nutrients absorbed into the blood stream?   Small Intestines  
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Finger-like extensions in the small intestine that aide in digestion by increasing surface area.   Villi  
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What is the first part of the small intestine called?   Duodenum  
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What is the second part of the small intestine?   Jejunum  
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What is the last region of the small intestine?   ileum  
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What is the part of the stomach that closes to prevent food from moving back up the esophagus   Cardiac Sphincter  
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What is the valve that separates the small and large intestines   Iliocecal valve  
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What gets absorbed in the large intestines during digestion?   water  
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What is the first part of the large intestine   Cecum  
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What major function occurs in the large intestine, rectum, and anus in digestion?   waste elimination  
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What is the term for solid waste elimination?   defecation  
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What is the term for gaseous waste elimination?   flatulence  
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What is the name of the bacteria located in the large intestine   E. Coli  
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What accessory organ supplies insulin to the blood?   pancreas  
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What accessory organ produces bile to aide in chemical digestion?   Liver  
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What substance is secreted into the small intestine from the gallbladder to aide in chemical digestion?   Bile  
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