Structure
What type of digestion is associated with mastication?
Mechanical! (Mastication = chewing)
Which organ is largely responsible for the absorption of nutrients within the alimentary canal?
Small Intestine
What term describes the replacement of dying liver cells with scar tissue?
Cirrhosis
What is a possible treatment for an imbalance of bacteria within your digestive tract?
Fecal transplant!
What is the name of the disorder where pancreatic enzymes become active before they are secreted and digest parts of the pancreas
Acute pancreatitis
The digestive system has two main components. Which of the components is described as a large tube?
Alimentary Canal
What is the name of the tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach?
Esophagus
Which accessory organ is associated with the storage of bile?
What are macros?
Nutrients required in large amounts
What is the term for the yellowing of the skin associated with the rapid destruction of red blood cells?
Hemolytic jaundice
What type of digestion is associated with the breaking down of molecules into smaller components, changing the chemical composition?
Chemical
Which type of movement maximizes the small intestine's ability to absorb nutrients?
Segmentation
Which accessory organ allows us to taste our food?
Salivary glands
What is fiber?
Cellulose that our body cannot break down and helps ease the movement of digestion
What is the disease that describes chronic inflammation that runs along the digestive tract.
Chron's disease
Which type of movement of the digestive system is responsible for the moving of food down the tract?
Peristalsis
What is the most important digestive enzyme that is activated by HCl (hydrochloric acid)?
Pepsin
What liquid is continuously secreted by hepatic cells?
Bile
What are b vitamins classified as?
Water soluble
What is the term for hardened pieces of bile that can get stuck and create a blockage?
Gallstones
Which type of muscle is the digestive system largely composed of?
Smooth muscle
What hormone is released when we hear, see, or smell appetizing food?
ACh, acetylcholine
What is the organ that acts as both an endocrine and exocrine gland?
Pancreas
Why might a doctor recommend the keto diet to their epileptic patient?
It starves the brain (which is firing too much) of its only food source.
Which disorder has the highest mortality rate among psychiatric disorders?
Anorexia