GI Organs
Digestive Path
Hormones & Enzymes
100

This GI organ stores bile

What is the gallbladder?

100

This is the first organ after chewing

What is the esophagus?

100

This enzyme in saliva starts the breakdown of carbohydrates

What is amylase?

200

What quadrant is the sigmoid colon in?

What is the left lower quadrant (LLQ)?

200

This organ is after the stomach

What is the small intestine?

200

S cells of the small intestine release this hormone to secrete bicarbonate and bile into the duodenum to neutralize acidic chyme

What is secretin?

300

This part of the small intestine is responsible for absorbing B12

What is the ileum?

300

Name the 3 sections of the small intestine in order

What is the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum?

300

This hormone, released by the small intestine, stimulates bile release from the gallbladder

What is cholecystokinin?