The Mouth & Entryway
This is the fancy biological term for chewing.
What is Mastication?
The muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach.
What is the Esophagus?
A small pouch that stores bile until it is needed in the small intestine.
What is the Gallbladder?
Most chemical digestion and almost all absorption happens in this long organ.
What is the Small intestine?
This fluid moistens food and contains the first set of chemical tools for digestion.
What is Saliva?
The wave-like muscular contractions that push food through the digestive tract.
What is Peristalsis?
This organ produces a "cocktail" of enzymes and neutralizes stomach acid.
What is the Pancreas?
Tiny, finger-like projections that increase the surface area for absorption.
What are Villi?
These are biological catalysts (like amylase) that speed up chemical reactions.
What are Enzymes?
An enzyme in the stomach specifically designed to break down proteins.
What is Pepsin?
This green-yellow fluid acts like a detergent to emulsify fats.
What is Bile?
This organ's main job is absorbing water and preparing waste for exit.
What is the Large intestine?
This specific enzyme found in saliva starts breaking down complex carbohydrates.
What is Amylase?
The name for the "soupy" mixture of semi-digested food and gastric juices.
What is Chyme?
This pancreatic enzyme is responsible for the final breakdown of lipids (fats).
What is Lipase?
This organ's main job is absorbing water and preparing waste for exit.
What is the Large intestine?
Amylase targets these complex carbohydrates, turning them into simple sugars.
What are Starches?
The name for the "soupy" mixture of semi-digested food and gastric juices.
What is Chyme?
This pancreatic enzyme is responsible for the final breakdown of lipids (fats).
What is Lipase?
The final solid waste product of the digestive process.
What is Feces?