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Digestive Anatomy
Digestive Anatomy and Accessory Organs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Definition of Digestion | Changing food into usable substances |
| Definition of absorption | Transferring nutrients into the blood stream |
| Define Ingestion | Taking food into digestive tract |
| Propulsion happens in the digestive system by these 2 ways | Swallowing and peristalsis |
| Mixing food with saliva is called | Mastication |
| Catabolic process in which large food items are broken down is called | Chemical Digestion |
| Most digestion occurs in what part of the digestive system | Small intestines |
| This piece of anatomy closes off nasal passage during swallowing | soft palate |
| This piece of anatomy contains our taste buds | tongue |
| This gland is located on the face | parotid gland |
| This gland is located under the tongue | sublingual |
| This is the passageway for digestion and respiration | pharynx |
| Peristalsis begins here | esophagus |
| This sphincter muscle is located between esophagus and stomach | Lower Esophageal Sphincter |
| Gastric acid is produced by this gastric structure | rugae |
| This is a narrow passage connecting stomach to small intestines | pylorus |
| This sphincter controls flow from stomach to duodenum | Pyloric Sphincter |
| This is the middle and longest portion of small intestines | jejunum |
| This structures primary function is to control fluid balance | colon |
| This organ secretes bile and forms antibodies | liver |
| This organ stores bile | gallbladder |
| Gallbladder ejects bile into which organ | small intestines - specifically duodenum |
| This manufacture insulin | pancreas |
| Pepsin breaks down what type of nutrient | protein |
| lipase breaks down what type of nutrient | fat |
| List 2 of the 3 pancreatic juices | Amylopsin, Trypsin, Lipase |
| Amylopsin acts on? | starches |
| Trypsin acts on | Proteins |
| Lipase acts on? | Fat |
| List 2 of the 3 Intestinal juices | Lactase, Maltase, Sucrase |
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