See-Food
Tummy time
Small But Mighty
Large and in Charge aka In-n-Out
Accessories
Poo-pourri
100
Salivary glands release this enzyme that begins the break down of these.
What is salivary amylase; carbohydrates?
100
The muscular tube that leads to the stomach is the ____and moves food through this muscular mechanism ______.
What is esophagus; peristalsis?
100
These are the parts of the small intestine, in order.
What is the duodenum, jejunum, ileum?
100
The parts of the large intestine in order.
A) Cecum and appendix
B) Ascending colon
C)Transverse colon
D) Descending colon
E) Sigmoid Colon
100
This organ is bi-lobed and has many functions including, detoxifying blood and making bile.
What is the liver?
100
Most stomach ulcers are caused by this.
What is h. pylori bacteria?
200
This blocks food from entering the nasopharynx
What is the uvula (and soft palate)?
200
The sphincter that prevents backflow from the stomach to the esophagus.
What is the cardiac sphincter?
200
What is the main function of the small intestine
90% absorption, some breakdown of food with enzymes, movement
200
The main job of the large intestine is to do this.
What is absorb water?
200
The pancreas is responsible for this in the digestive system.
What is secreting enzymes and bicarbonate ions into the duodenum?
200
Hard cholesterol deposits that cause pain when moving through or blocking the bile duct are called ___.
What are gallstones
300
The type of digestion happening in the mouth.
What is mechanical and chemical?
300
Enzyme that breaks down proteins in the stomach
Pepsinogen, which becomes pepsin in the presence of hydrochloric acid
300
Villi and microvilli are essential to the function of the small intestine because they do this.
What is increase surface area for absorption of nutrients?
300
This is present in your colon in order to breakdown cellulose and other indigestible fibers, kind of like in cattle.
What is e. coli bacteria?
300
This organ stores bile.
What is the gallbladder?
300
Your bowel movement have been very frequent, producing large amounts of watery stool, with some chunks of fecal matter. You contact the doctor, and he wants to know what number of the Bristol scale the feces is at. You should rate it a(n)
What is a 6-7?
400
After the food has been mashed and combined with saliva it is call this.
What is a bolus?
400
True or false most absorption of nutrients happens in the stomach.
False, digestion (break down) only
400
Bicarbonate ions are secreted into the small intestine from what organ in order to do this.
What is pancreas, neutralize stomach acid from chyme?
400
Too much absorption of water or when the feces spends too long in the large intestine can lead to this.
What is constipation?
400
Bile adds in digestion by doing this.
What is breaking down(emulsifying) fats in to smaller droplets?
400
This structure supports vessels that supply blood to and from the small intestine. It also keeps the intestines from tangling.
What is the mesentary?
500
When you laugh and drink at the same time and you start to choke, this is what happened, and what can you do to save someone from choking.
What is the epiglottis did not block food from going into the trachea and the heimlich maneuver
500
This kind of digestion is happening in the stomach - explain.
What is mechanical (churning) and chemical (HCl and pepsin)?
500
The sphincter that prevents back flow from the small intestine into the stomach
What is the pyloric sphincter?
500
Why is the small intestine referred to as “small”, and the large intestine as “large”?
diameter of the organs
500
This is how accessory organs are all connected to the GI tract.
What are ducts (common bile duct)?
500
Complex carbohydrates like starches will eventually be broken down in to this small molecule. The molecule then travels through your blood stream to your cells to provide a reactant for cellular respiration.
What is glucose?