Anatomy so crazy
Digestive processes
Eating Disorders
Miscellaneous
100
This is a muscular tube that connects your mouth to your stomach.
What is the esophagus?
100
Two types of digestion take place in the mouth; mechanical digestion and this.
What is chemical digestion?
100
An eating disorder classified by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight, usually by not eating enough calories
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
100
This is the approximate length of the small intestine.
What is 6 meters?
200
This is a muscular, pouchlike enlargement of the digestive tract where both physical and chemical digestion takes place.
What is the stomach?
200
A series of involuntary muscle contractions called this move food down the esophagus and in to the stomach.
What is peristalsis?
200
An eating disorder classified by binging and purging.
What is Bulimia?
200
These increase the surface area of the small intestine and function in the absorption of digested food.
What are villi?
300
This is a soft, flattened gland that secretes both digestive enzymes and hormones.
What is the pancreas?
300
Gastric juice contains hydrochloric acid and this.
What is pepsin?
300
This is the number of Americans estimated to currently have an eating disorder.
What is 8 million?
300
This is approximately how long a meal's journey through the digestive tract lasts.
What is 24 hours?
400
This is the flap of cartilage that closes over the opening to the respiratory tract as you swallow, preventing food from entering.
What is the epiglottis?
400
This is a green chemical substance that is stored in the gallbladder and helps break down fats.
What is bile?
400
The age group most at risk for eating disorders.
What is 12-25?
400
Percentage of girls age 11-13 who see themselves as overweight
What is 50%?
500
This is secreted by the liver
What is the bile?
500
This is an enzyme in our saliva that breaks down starches.
What is amylase?
500
The ratio of American women who struggle with Bulimia.
What is 3 in 100?
500
The percentage of 13 year old girls who have attempted to lose weight.
What is 80%?
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