Organs
What organ in the digestive system starts the break down of food by secreting saliva?
Salivary Glands
What hormone does the pancreas release to help regulate blood sugar?
Insulin
What is the physiology of the stomach?
To churn food, and mix it with digestive enzymes to make our food absorbable.
What nutrient does Amylase (saliva) break down?
Starches
What is the first stage of digestion?
Ingestion
The Ascending Colon belongs to which of the organs of the digestive tract?
Large Intestine
What is the name of the long tube that connect the mouth to the stomach?
What is the function of the Liver?
Produce Bile
Fat
What is the involuntary contraction and relaxation of the smooth muscles in the GI tract that propels food called?
Peristalsis
What is the largest accessory organ in the digestive system?
Liver
This organ stores Bile.
Gallbladder
What is the function of the pancreas?
To help regulate blood sugar
Partially digested proteins are the product of which two enzymes
Pepsin and HCl
True or false: Mechanical breakdown of food increases surface area for absorption.
True
What are the 3 sections of the small intestine?
Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum
What is the part of the throat that allows the passage of food, liquids, and air?
Pharynx
What is the function of the small intestine?
Nutrient and water absorption
The enzymes in pancreatic juice break down what?
Protein, Fat and Starches
What is the function of chemical digestion?
To break down our food in to its simplest form so that it can be easily absorbed.
This organ creates Bile?
Liver
What is the small accessory organ attached to the cecum?
Appendix
What is the function of the large intestine?
Absorbing water, and electrolytes. Forming stool of undigestible waste.
Peptides, Sucrose, Lactose, and Maltose are all digested by what?
Intestinal Enzymes
Why is absorption of the nutrients in our food important?
Because our body needs those nutrients to complete essential bodily processes like make ATP to use for energy.