What am I?
This is a milkshake like substance. It is food after is has left the stomach.
What is "chyme"?
We are small structures in the intestine that increase surface area.
What are "villi"?
I am in saliva and break down starch.
What is "amylase"?
Eating this helps wounds heal.
What are "proteins"?
Virus transmitted through contaminated food and water
What is "Hepatitis A"?
This is food after is has been chewed and moistened.
What is "bolus"?
We are the three regions of the small intestine.
What are the "duodenum, jejunum, and ileum".
I am a flap of skin that covers the covers the trachea when you eat.
What is the "epiglottis"?
The process where Saliva and enzymes break down food
What is "chemical digestion"?
This mineral is essential for your body to make red blood cells.
What is "iron"?
This is the process that moves food through the digestive system with muscles moving in waves.
What is "peristalsis"?
I am secreted from the pancreas.
What is "pancreatic enzymes"?
digestive organ responsible for absorption of nutrients such as fats, carbohydrates, and proteins
What is small intestine?
eating what type of diet will improve the health of bones, teeth, nervous system and aid in blood clotting
What is high Calcium diet?
The diagnosis of a person who severely limits food intake, is very thin, and has poor self image.
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
Disorder characterized by burning sensation in epigastric region especially when lying flat after a meal
What is the "GERD"?
I am secreted from the liver.
What is "bile"?
I am the process that breaks food down in to smaller and smaller pieces. The teeth and tongue contribute to this process.
What is "mechanical or physical digestion"?
The digestive system canal that takes food through your body as it is digested.
What is the "alimentary canal"?
This disorder causes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and could be prevented by good hand washing is
What is "gastroenteritis"?
Disorder that is characterized by binge eating and then purging by vomiting or using laxatives is
What is Bulimia nervosa?
This is part of both the respiratory system and the digestive system.
What is the " pharynx"?
this could occur with alcohol or Tylenol abuse
What is cirrhosis?
Gallbladder, liver and pancreas are known as
What are accessory organs?
This is an important part of the stomach because it protects from hydrochloric acid.
What is the "mucus lining"?