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Digestive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do you call the body's control of its internal environment? | homeostasis |
| Where are nutrients from food absorbed? | small intestines |
| Which muscular tube leads from the mouth to the stomach? | esophagus |
| Which digestive organ removes nutrients and takes the water out of food? | intestines |
| What is the fluid in the mouth that helps digest food? | saliva |
| What is another word for glucose? | sugar |
| Saturated and unsaturated are the 2 types of what? | fats |
| Which type of fat is usually a solid at room temperature and can raise cholesterol? | saturated |
| Where can fat and cholesterol from your diet build up in your body? | blood vessels |
| Where does chemical digestion begin? | mouth |
| Which type of digestion is where the food is broken down into smaller pieces? | mechanical |
| Saliva breaking down food is an example of which type of digestion? | chemical |
| After food leaves the pharynx where does it go? | esophagus |
| What do you call the first part of the small intestines? | duodenum |
| Which organ is located next to the intestines and has no function? | appendix |
| What do you call the flap of tissue that closes over the windpipe? | epiglottis |
| What does the trachea carry? | air |
| What does the esophagus carry? | food |
| What do you call the muscular contractions that push food downward? | peristalsis |
| What do you call muscles that you cannot control? | involuntary |
| Where is hydrochloric acid produced? | stomach |
| What is the esophagus and stomach lined with to make food travel through easier? | mucus |
| What is the largest, heaviest organ in the body? | liver |
| What does the liver produce? | bile |
| Where is bile stored in the body? | gall bladder |
| What chemical in the body helps break down fats and is produced by the liver? | bile |
| What is the triangular organ found behind the stomach that produces insulin? | pancreas |
| Where are villi found? | small intestine |
| Where does the most digestion take place? | small intestine |
| Which digestive organ contains helpful bacteria that helps digest food? | large intestine |
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kristie mabry
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