Digestion 1
Digestion 2
Digestion 3
science BONUS!!
disorders of digestion, absorption and elimination
100
The food we eat goes through 3 processes. name them
What are absorption digestion, absorption and elimination
100
name 2 methods that break down food down during digestion
what are mechanical and chemical digestion
100
fingerlike projections that line the walls of the small intestine and absorb nutrients that have been digested
What are villi?
100
unit of heat that measure energy
What is calories
100
the frequent elimination of loose, watery stools.
What is diarrhea
200
gastric juices contain:
Hydrochloric acid and enzymes (Without gastric juice your stomach would digest itself.)
200
made of enzymes and the liquid that is the first to start chemical digestion
What is saliva
200
thin watery material left when digestion in the stomach is completed
What is chyme
200
how many pairs of chromosomes exist in each of your cells
What is 23
200
Symptoms of this include abdominal cramps, bloating, and constipation or diarrhea.
What is IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
300
the process of getting rid of food you have already digested
What is elimination (If you don't eliminate the digested food you may have to go to the hospital and have them surgically remove it.)
300
Food enters this organ through the gastroesophageal sphincter. This organ digests, and stores food.
What is the stomach
300
muscular organ that squeezes food down into the stomach
What is your esophagus
300
DNA full name
What is Deoxyribonucleic acid
300
medical term for farting/passing gas
What is flatulence
400
the breakdown of food
What is digestion (The process of digestion can take from one day to three.)
400
These are usually proteins, which speed up body processes including the process of digestion
What are enzymes
400
Undigested food components move to the ________________ where a lot of water is absorbed back into the body
what is the large intestine
400
These are the smallest units of life
What are cells
400
Acute diarrhea lasts less than 3 weeks and is usually caused by an
infection from bacteria, a virus, or a parasite
500
the Gastrointestinal System is made up of many organs. Name at least 3.
mouth, salivary glands,esophagus,stomach,small intestines,large intestines,liver,pancreas,gall bladder
500
name two examples of enzymes
pepsin, amylase, lactase, lipase, sucrase
500
muscular contractions that move food down the esophagus and through the digestive system
What is peristalsis (Peristalsis takes place all through your digestive system.)
500
This organ in the brain prompts us that we are hungry
What is the hypothalmus
500
what is celiac disease