Vocab
The only place where ingestion occurs
What is the mouth?
organ that stores and concentrates bile
What is the gallbladder?
The purpose of digestion is to break down _______.
What are macromolecules?
First part of the small intestine?
What is the duodenum?
The small intestine is lined with ____ and ______ to increase surface area
What are villi and microvilli?
What is the pharynx?
This organ continues mechanical and chemical digestions of the bolus
What is the stomach?
Starches are broken down into_______.
What are monosaccharides (or simple sugars)?
Second part of the small intestine
What is the jejunum?
What would happen if the liver stopped working properly?
fats wouldn't be digested well due to lack of bile
Hollow muscular tube running behind the heart
What is the esophagus?
The largest gland in the body
What is the liver?
Lipids are broken down into _____/.
What are fatty acids?
Final part of the small intestines
What is the ielum?
Why is surface area important in the small intestine?
it helps maximize absorption of nutrients
Holding zone for bile that isn't immediately needed
What is the gallbladder?
Begins the digestion of fats using bile
What is the small intestine?
Proteins are broken down into _____.
What are amino acids?
The majority of the large intestibe is known as the____.
Arguably the most essential organ in carbohydrate metabolism
What is the pancreas?
Digests remaining nutrients before defecation
What is the large intestine?
Absorbed nutrients travel through the _____ and are filtered by the _____.
What are blood and liver?
What role does the blood play in digestion
transports nutrients to the cells