Digestion
The longest part of the digestion system.
What is the small intestine?
The type of muscle a stomach is made of.
What is smooth muscle?
The purpose of endocrine glands.
What is to produce hormones?
The nutrient that primarily produces energy.
What is a carbohydrate?
What has an endless supply of words but is always silent.
What is a book?
Where chemical digestion starts.
What is the mouth?
The main function of the large intestine.
What is absorbing water?
Where the pituitary gland is located.
What is the brain?
How energy content of foods is represented
What is a calorie?
The chemical messengers of the body.
What are hormones?
Examples of mechanical vs chemical digestion
What is chewing for mechanical and enzymes for chemical?
The main function of the small intestine.
What is nutrient absorption?
The gland that secretes hormones that regulate many body functions.
What is the pituitary gland?
Why vitamins and minerals are essential.
What is to regulate body processes.
The hormone that regulates blood sugar.
What is insulin?
The purpose of enzymes in digestion.
What is to break down down food molecules?
The main function of the pancreas.
What is hormone and enzyme production?
The main function of the endocrine system.
What is regulation?
What proteins are made of.
What are amino acids?
The type of feedback loop a thermostat can represent.
What is a negative feedback loop?
3 functions of the digestive system
What is ingesting food, breaking down food, and elimination?
The main function of the gallbladder.
What stores excess bile?
The "master gland".
Can be broken down into fatty acids and glycerol.
What are fats?
How these two systems relate.
What is digestion providing nutrients for hormone production?