Enzymes
Process
Anatomy
FUN FACTS
100
This is a protein-digesting enzyme.
What is a protease
100
This is where digestion starts.
What is the mouth
100
This organ connects the mouth and the stomach.
What is the esophagus
100
Spicy foods and stress do not cause this
What is peptic ulcers
200
This is made in the gall bladder and helps absorb fats.
What is bile
200
This is the breaking of bonds with the addition of water
What is hydrolysis
200
Chyme is located in this organ
What is the stomach
200
This is the largest and heaviest organ of the body, weighs 1.6 kilos
What is liver
300
This molecule is broken down in the mouth by enzymes.
What is polysaccharides
300
Muscular contractions of the digestive tract that move food down the system
What is peristalis
300
This organ is made up of the Duodenum, Jejunum, and the Ileum.
What is the small intestine
300
Within the colon, a typical person harbors this many bacteria
What is more than 400 different species
400
This enzyme breaks down starch into maltose
What is salivary amylase
400
This is when the food molecules become part of the body tissue
What is assimilation
400
A mixture of glycoproteins, cells, salts, and water that lines the esophagus and stomach to protect it from acids.
What is mucus
400
We make 1-3 pints of this everyday
What is saliva
500
What two cells release the components to create gastric juice?
What is the parietal cell and chief cell
500
There are the four stages of food processing.
What is ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination.
500
Name all the digestive glands
What is the gall bladder, pancreas, salivary gland, liver
500
The liver performs this many functions
What is 500
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