Question | Answer |
The Alimentary Canal is a muscular tube about ____ long. | 8m to 10m. |
Serous cells produce a watery fluid with a digestive enzyme is called? | Salivary. |
Two layers of smooth muscle in the stomach. | Inner circular layer and outer longitudinal layer. |
Phospholipids, Triglycerides and Steroids are what? | 3 types of lipids. |
What is the food in your mouth called once it has been chewed up? | Bolus. |
Two components of digestion. | Physical and Chemical. |
What is the process that moves the food toward the stomach in the esophagus? | Peristalsis. |
When does food truly enter the body? | When it is absorbs the nutrients. |
Two projections on the wall of the small intestine. | Villi and microvilli. |
Ascending, Transverse, Descending and sigmoid are four sections of the? | Colon. |
The 3 organs that aid indigestion. | 1-Liver 2-Pancreas 3-Gall Bladder. |
Duodenum, Jejunum and Ileum are 3 parts of? | The small intestine. |
What stops the food from going back into the esophagus? | Cardiac Sphincter. |
What muscle does the esophagus pass through before reaching the stomach? | Diaphragm. |
Why does the stomach lining produce mucous? | To protect it from acid. |
Vitamin B6 is used in _____? | Energy production. |
Two major types of minor nutrients. | Minerals and Vitamin. |
Two types of carbohydrates. | Sugars and starches. |
How long is the large intestine? | 5ft long. |
Rectum, Anal Canal, Colon and Cecum are 4 major parts of what? | Large Intestine. |
Saliva is produced by the ___? | Salivary Gland. |
Duodenum is less than __ long. | A meter. |
How long is the Ileum? | 3 meters. |
Jejunum is about how long? | 2 meters long. |
Enzymes break down what 3 things? | Carbohydrates, Fats and Protein. |
Submucosa, Circular muscle and Longitudinal muscle make up the ____? | Muscular Layer. |
Creates bile. | Liver. |
Where is the gall bladder located? | Under the liver. |
Water and electrolytes are absorbed where? | Large Intestines. |
The large intestine form's? | Feces. |
Uses enzymes to absorb the needed chemicals from our food. | The function of the small intestine. |
Why do the digestive organs make chyme? | Chyme moves through the body more easily than food. |
How does the stomach digest food? | Stomach muscles churn the food. |
What lines our stomach? | Mucous. |
12 hours to 2 days. | Digest our food. |
How does your stomach tell you you’re hungry? | Your stomach muscle’s contract. |
How big is the appendix? | About the size of a pinky finger. |
What is the function of the epiglottis? | When you swallow food it covers the trachea so the food doesn’t slide down it causing you to choke. |
Where does waste leaves the body? | The anal cavity. |
Villi are located where? | On top of the submucosa. |
The small intestine is how long? | 7 meters. |
What is the function of the teeth? | Grinds up food into a bolus. |
How long does it take for acid to break down our food? | Hours. |
What is amino acid? | Protein. |
What makes the stomach move and churn food? | The 3 layers of muscles. |
Where is the appendix attached to? | The large intestine. |
What is the first step in the successful swallowing? | Soft palate rises up and closes the nasal cavity. |
Why does the tongue rise up? | To force food back. |
How is the small intestine different from the colon? | The small intestine doesn’t have any villi, where the colon does. |
What does normal flora produce? And what is an example of normal flora? | It produces nutrients. Example: Vitamin K. |