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Digestive system C
Cook digestive system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is it called when the food is pulled down to the stomach? | peristalsis |
| what enzyme is produced in the mouth? | salivary amylase |
| what happens to the food after it is chewed? | forms into a bolus |
| amylase only breaks down what? | carbohydrates |
| what is the first part of the small intestine? | duodenum |
| what are amino acids? | proteins |
| what is alkaline? | neutralizing mucus |
| what does the large intestine do? | forms feces |
| what gland is under the tongue called? | sublingual gland |
| what does the pancreas do? | produces pancreatic juice |
| what does the liver do? | secretes bile |
| what shape is the stomach? | a J-shape |
| how long is the Ileum? | 3 meters long |
| what does Hepatic mean | Liver |
| what gets pulled out of the food after it is chewed? | nutrients |
| what are the bumps on your tongue called? | tastbuds |
| what is the proper name for chewing? | mastication |
| what are the folds in your stomach called? | rugae |
| what is the stuff called that comes out of your stomach? | Chyme |
| what is the first part of the small intestine? | duodenum |
| what is the 2nd part of the small intestine? | Jejunum |
| what is the third part of the small intestine? | Ileum |
| how long is the duodenum? | less than 1 meter long |
| how long is the Jejunum? | about 2 meters long |
| how long is the Ileum? | 3 meters long |
| what are the little hairs called in your small intestine? | villi |
| what is the large intestine home to? | bacteria |
| what is the gland called under the tongue called | sublingal |
| what gland is near your jaw bone | submandibular |
| what salivary gland is located in the cheek? | parotid gland |
| what is the tube called that the bolus goes through? | esophagus |
| what does the liver do? | secretes bile |
| what is the acid called that is in your stomach? | HCL |
| what is the alimentary canal? | muscular tube |
| how long is the alimentary canal? | about 8 meters to 10 meters long |
| what is one of the accessory digestive organ? | gall-bladder |
| what is the 2nd accessory digestive organ? | pancreas |
| what is the bottom part of the stomach called? | pylloric sphincter |
| what is the start of the large intestine? | ceccum |
| what is connected to the ceccum? | appendix |
| what is the first large intestine colon called? | ascending |
| what is connected to the ascending colon called? | transverse |
| what is connected to the transverse colon? | descending |
| what is connected to the descending colon? | sigmoid colon |
| what is connected to the sigmoid colon? | rectum |
| what is connected to the rectum? | anus |
| what is the gateway called that pushes the feces out? | sphincter |
| what does the gall-bladder hold? | bile |
| what is the one thing that the pancreas produces? | glucagon |
| what is another thing that the pancreas produces? | Insulin |