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MED~Digestive System Fill In The Blanks

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In each blank, try to type in the word that is missing. If you've typed in the correct word, the blank will turn green.

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Question: 1. Answer: to take into the body by the mouth for digestion or
Question: 2. Answer: the bodily process of breaking down food and mechanically
Question: 3. AbsorptionAnswer: passage of a into or across a blood vessel or membrane
Question: 4. /EliminationAnswer: the elimination of the contents of the (feces)
Question: 5. Digestion/MasticationAnswer: the act of
Question: 6. EsophagusAnswer: the muscular membranous tube for the passage of food from the pharynx to the ; the gullet
Question: 7. IncisorAnswer: a tooth adapted for cutting or gnawing, located at the front of the mouth along the apex of the arch
Question: 8. BicuspidAnswer: a tooth two points
Question: 9. Answer: a tooth with a broad crown used to grind food, located the premolars
Question: 10. Answer: one of the conical teeth located between the incisors and the first bicuspids
Question: 11. Answer: the
Question: 12. Answer: the tissue forming the major part of a tooth; deep to the enamel
Question: 13. Answer: the soft part of a tooth, containing nerves and blood vessels
Question: 14. Answer: the part of a tooth that is covered by enamel and beyond the gum line
Question: 15. Answer: the part of a between the crown and the root
Question: 16. Answer: the portion of a tooth
Question: 17. Answer: the of salivary glands ducted into the mouth
Question: 18. Answer: a rounded mass of food prepared by the for swallowing
Question: 19. Answer: the tube extending from the posterior of the nasal cavities to the esophagus
Question: 20. Answer: the waves of seen in tube-like organs; propels substances along the tract
Question: 21. Answer: the stomach contents consisting of partially digested food and gastric secretions
Question: 22. sphincterAnswer: a ring of smooth muscle fibers around the opening of the into the duodenum
Question: 23. Answer: an enzyme capable of proteins in an acid pH
Question: 24. Answer: a hormone that stimulates gastric secretion, hydrochloric acid release
Question: 25. Answer: a cell of the liver
Question: 26. Answer: a greenish-yellow or brownish fluid produced in and secreted by the , stored in the gallbladder and released into the small intestine
Question: 27. Answer: any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of fats into and fatty acids
Question: 28. Answer: any of a group of enzymes that are present in saliva, pancreatic juice, and parts of plants and catalyze the hydrolysis of starch to to produce carbohydrate derivatives
Question: 29. Answer: the first part of the small
Question: 30. Answer: the part of the small between the duodenum and the ileum
Question: 31. Answer: the part of the intestine between the caecum and the rectum
Question: 32. Answer: the part of the small intestine; between the jejunum and the cecum of the large intestine
Question: 33. Answer: finger like projections of the small intestinal mucosa that tremendously its surface area for absorption
Question: 34. Answer: of, relating to, or associated with the
Question: 35. Answer: the hypoglycemic hormone produced in the pancreas affecting carbohydrate and fat metabolism, blood glucose and other systemic processes
Question: 36. Answer: a pancreatic enzyme that the hydrolysis of proteins to form smaller polypeptide units
 
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