Diseases
What digestive disease is caused by helicobacter plyori?
Peptic ulcer
Name three healthy habits that can prevent digestive diseases.
Eat slowly, chew well, eat regularly, dont drink alcohol, practice sports, prevent tooth decay, drink water, eat fibrous foods, wash your hands, be careful when you travel.
Name the four digestive processes.
Ingestion, digestion, absorption, and formation of feces.
Which glands are located in the mouth?
Salivary glands
What enzyme does the stomach produce?
Pepsin
What disease is causes by inflammation of the stomach or the small intestine?
Gastroenteritis
How much water per day is recommended?
2 liters
The chewing, grinding, crushing and mixing of solid food to break it into smaller pieces and prepare it for chemical actions is called...
Mechanical
This cavity is shared by the digestive and respiratory system. Which cavity is it?
pharynx
Name three functions of the liver.
synthesize proteins, regulates metabolism of glucose, stores vitamins and minerals, processes alcohol and drugs, produces bile.
True or False? Caries weaken dental enamel and cause small holes in the tooth.
True
Why should you wash fruit and vegetables before consuming them?
To wash away any contaminants that may cause disease.
Where does digestion take place?
In the organs of the digestive tract.
Name the three parts of the small intestine.
Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum.
What is another name for the "bolus" that is produced after the stomach breaks down food with gastric juices?
Chyme
Name two foods or activities that can help relieve constipation.
Fibrous foods, water, exercise, coffee, etc.
True or false? According to the text, you should eat three hearty meals a day.
False. Five light meals.
Where does digestion begin? and what enzyme is created here which starts to break down food?
Mouth, amylase.
Name the three parts of the large intestine.
Cecum, colon, rectum.
What is another name for "Chewing"?
Mastication
When the liver is inflamed, you have this disease...
Hepatitis.
Name two foods that contain a decent amount of fiber.
Green leaf veggies, kiwi, cereals, oatmeal etc.
What type of macromolecule does peptidase break down?
proteins into amino acids.
What organ is the last section of the digestive tract?
Large intestine.
What causes appendicitis?
Swelling of the appendix due to a blockage or obstruction.