Digestive System 1
The first step of the digestive system takes place in ______.
What is the mouth?
The function of the esophagus is to ________.
What is to transports food from the mouth to the stomach?
Stomach acid backing up into the esophagus. The lower esophageal sphincter relaxes abnormally.
What is heartburn?
The name for a chemical that speeds up a chemical reaction in the body. An example of this is amylase.
What is an enzyme?
Begins the breakdown of carbohydrates.
What is amylase?
The MAIN digestive system organs in the correct order (Hint: 5 organs)
What are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine?
Mechanical digestion is to _________.
What is the breaking down of materials by breaking, tearing, crushing and mashing?
This portion of the gastrointestinal tract would be longer if you rolled it out.
What is the small intestines?
Alcohol consumption of several (2/3) drinks a day for several years.
What is cirrhosis?
Inflammation due to autoimmune response within the intestines.
What is Crohn's disease?
The function of the small intestines is to __________.
What is to absorbs all the nutrients and sends it to the rest of the body?
Chemical digestion is to _________.
What is the breaking down of food into smaller pieces by chemicals like saliva, enzymes, or HCl.
Too much cholesterol in the bile.
What are gallstones?
Appendix is blocked by infection, tumor, or stool.
What is appendicitis?
Name any systems involved or interact with the digestive system.
What are the circulatory and respiratory system?
The main function of the large intestines is to ______.
What is to absorbs water and compacts feces?
Name 2 functions of the digestive system.
What is to absorb nutrients to be used by cells and to get rid of waste?
Prevents food from entering the windpipe.
What is the epiglottis?
Four accessory organs that aid in digestion.
What are the liver, pancreas, gallbladder and salivary glands.
Abnormal muscle contractions in the intestines.
What is irritable bowel syndrome?
Where does mechanical and chemical digestion take place?
What are the stomach and mouth?
The structure in the small intestine that absorb nutrients.
What are villi?
The movement or contraction of the muscles around the esophagus to allow food to pass through.
What is peristalsis?
It helps with digestion and breaks down fats into fatty acids, which can be taken into the body by the digestive tract.
What is bile?
The enzyme that breaks down proteins into amino acids in the digestive system.
What is pepsin?