Question | Answer |
What is the Digestive tract? | hollow tube extending fron the mouth to the |
digestive systems include | mouth,pharynx,esophagus,stomach,small intestine,larg intestine,rectum,and anus |
accesory organs of the digestive system | salivary glands,liver,gallbladder,and pancreas |
what are the four functions of the digestive system | ingestion,digestion,absorption,and elimination |
mouth is the beginning of the | digestive tract |
hard and soft palates form | the roof of the mouth |
what is mastication | chewing |
What is a bolus | is a ball like mass that is formed when chewing |
The esophagus carries food to where? | stomach |
when the stomach mixes and mashes the food what is formed? | chyme |
rugae allow the stomach to | stretch |
another name for the large intestine | colon |
function of the large intestine | adsorption of water |
What organ stores bile? | gallbladder |
What are the names of the salivary glands? | submandibular, sublingual, parotid |
waht is the flap that keeps you from enhaling food? | epiglottis |
Where is the pilorospincter located? | at the base of the stomach between it and the small intestine |
What are protiens broken into? | amino acids |
What are in the villi that alows you to absorb nutrience? | Capillaries |
What are the main bacteria in the large intastine | E. Colli and Normal flora |
Where is the appendix located? | on the cecum |
What accessory organ secretes the most potent digestive enzymes? | Pancrease |
What does bile break down? | fat |
What is the name of the small finger-like projections in the intestine | villi |