Mouth & Esophagus
Responsible for physical digestion in the mouth
What are the teeth/tongue?
"Carpet-like" part of the small intestine responsible for absorbing nutrients
What are villi?
Organ that commonly becomes inflamed and is surgically removed without impacting digestion
What is the appendix?
Healthy examples of this are whole grains and fruit
What are carbohydrates?
Organs that filters blood, located posterior to digestive organs
What are the kidneys?
How many is 4?
What is pepsin/acid?
Organ that secretes insulin
What is the pancreas?
Lack of this vitamin can cause scurvy/collagen deficiency
What is vitamin C?
What are the ureters?
Muscular contractions that bring food down the esophagus
What is peristalsis?
First part of the small intestine
What is the duodenum?
Organ that stores bile
What is the gallbladder?
Two types of micronutrients
What are vitamins and minerals?
Disease in which gluten damages intestinal villi
What is celiac disease?
Enzyme that breaks down food in saliva
What is amylase?
What is the cecum?
Two organs that connect to the common bile duct
What are the liver and gallbladder?
Three types of macromolecules
What are proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates?
What are drugs, pregnancy, diabetes?
Innermost layer of alimentary canal
What is mucosa?
Enzyme at work in stomach
What is pepsin?
What is jaundice?
What are bacteroidetes?
Number of layers of muscle found in the stomach