Mouth And Teeth
This structure attaches the tongue to the floor of the mouth.
What is the lingual frenulum?
The semi-liquid mixture produced in the stomach.
What is chyme?
This organ produces bile.
What is the liver?
Finger-like projections that increase surface area for absorption.
What are villi?
These nutrients provide the body with the most concentrated energy source.
What are lipids (fats)?
These teeth are specialized for cutting food.
What are incisors?
These cells in the stomach release hydrochloric acid.
What are parietal cells?
The primary digestive function of bile salts.
What is fat emulsification?
The lymphatic capillary inside a villus.
What is a lacteal?
This vitamin is essential for collagen production and iron absorption.
What is vitamin C?
The hardest substance in the human body covering the crown of a tooth.
What is enamel?
This inactive enzyme is converted into pepsin.
What is pepsinogen?
This pancreatic enzyme digests triglycerides.
What is pancreatic lipase?
The first section of the small intestine.
What is the duodenum?
The lipoproteins known for removing cholesterol from tissues.
What are HDLs?
This muscular action begins mechanical digestion in the mouth.
What is mastication (chewing)?
The muscular ring controlling food movement from the stomach into the small intestine.
What is the pyloric sphincter?
These liver cells perform phagocytosis.
What are Kupffer cells?
These bands of longitudinal muscle create pouch-like haustra in the large intestine.
What are teniae coli?
The process in the liver that removes amino groups from amino acids.
What is deamination?
These glands produce a thick, stringy mucus-rich saliva and are located beneath the tongue.
What are the sublingual glands?
This hormone released from gastric glands increases stomach secretions.
What is gastrin?
This hormone stimulates gallbladder contraction and pancreatic enzyme release.
What is cholecystokinin (CCK)?
The reflex responsible for triggering bowel movements.
What is the defecation reflex?
These nutrients cannot be synthesized by the body and must come from food.
What are essential nutrients?