Digestive System 1
What's its main purpose?
To break down food into nutrients your body can use.
Where does the digestive process starts?
In the mouth
What is the name of the tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs?
Alveoli
What is the name of the gas that is primarily exchanged in the lungs and is crucial for cellular respiration?
Oxygen
School that I attended as a child
Instituto Senda
Mention three main organs
1. Mouth
2. Esophagus
3. Stomach
4. Small Intestine
5. Large Intestine/colon
Mention two accesory organs
1. Salivary glands
2. Gallbladder
3. Pancreas
4. Liver
Which muscle contracts and relaxes to allow breathing?
Diaphragm
Which structure in the respiratory connects the larynx to the bronchi?
Trachea
Mention 3 languages that I speak/studied (other than Spanish)
1. English
2. French
3. German
4. Mandarin Chinese
It is the passage of the basic units of digested nutrients from the digestive tract into the blood vessels.
Absorption
It is performed in the mouth and includes two processes: mechanical and chemical
Digestion
What is the name of the structure that prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing, located at the top of the larynx?
Epigglotis
Which lung is smaller?
Left lung
Basketball
Lipase is produced by... and breaks down...
Produced: pancreas
Breaks down: fats
First part of the small intestine where most digestion occurs
Duodenum
Organ where we can find our vocal cords
When the diaphragm contracts, expanding the lungs to pull air in (high in O2), we are talking about...
Inhalation
At which university did I study medicine?
Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM)
Trypsin breaks down... in the ... and is produced by the pancreas
-Breaks down: proteins
-In the: small intestine
What is the name of the muscular contractions that move food along the digestive tract?
Peristalsis
What is the name of the process by which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the blood and the air in the alveoli?
Diffusion
Disease where there is an airway constriction making breathing difficult. Often triggered by allergens or irritants
Asthma
What specialty and subspecialty am I interested in?
Pediatric Endocrinology