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Digest Sys 2
Digestive System Activity Pt 2
Question | Answer |
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The “Stretchiest” part of the digestive system is | The Stomach |
What does the intestinal phase do? | Speeds up or slows stomach emptying |
Where does mechanical and chemical digestion begin? | In the mouth |
Acids and enzymes turn food into | Chyme |
How much material can the stomach hold? | 2 to 4 liters |
The Cephalic Phase of Digestive Regulation is controlled by | The Brain |
Why is the rate at which the stomach empties important? | So the intestine doesn’t get too overloaded |
Most absorption takes place in the | Intestine |
What kinds of mechanisms start the gastric phase of digestion? | Neural and Hormonal |
Which digestive organ tries to eliminate the things that could make you sick? | The Stomach |