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Nutrients
Enzymes
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
100
Long chains of these make up proteins.
What are amino acids?
100
One of these is not secreted by cells in the stomach: ptyalin, hydrochloric acid, pepsin, mucus.
What is ptyalin?
100
Canines are involved in this type of digestion.
What is mechanical?
100
Muscles in the walls of the esophagus help bring food from the mouth to the stomach by this process.
What is peristalsis?
100
Digestion of proteins starts in this organ.
What is the stomach?
200
This nutrient supplies the body with 2X the energy of a carbohydrate.
What is a fat?
200
One of these organs does not secrete digestive enzymes: pancreas, esophagus, small intestine, salivary gland.
What is the esophagus?
200
The small flap of tissue that closes off the windpipe when a person swallows food.
What is the epiglottis?
200
The energy in food is measured in these units.
What are Calories?
200
Digestion of proteins is completed in this organ. (you may use the chart on page 426)
What is the small intestine?
300
This "nutrient" carries substances throughout the body.
What is water?
300
True or False? Ptyalin aids in mechanical digestion.
What is False?
300
Structures that increase the surface area of the small intestine.
What are villi?
300
These 2 organs are not part of the digestive system, but secrete substances into the small intestine to aid in digestion.
What are the liver and pancreas?
300
The final products of starch digestion. (you may use the chart on page 426)
What are simple sugars?
400
This nutrient is used primarily to build and repair body parts.
What is a protein?
400
These 2 enzymes break down starch into complex sugars. (you may use the chart on page 426)
What are ptyalin and amylase?
400
Bacteria that are helpful to digestion live in this organ.
What is the large intestine?
400
These vitamins cannot be stored in fat tissue.
What are water soluble vitamins?
500
Any plant or animal fat that is a liquid at room temperature.
What is an oil?
500
These 3 enzymes finish the job of digesting starch. (you may use the chart on page 426)
What are lactase, maltase, and sucrase?
500
You use these teeth when you bite into an apple.
What are incisors?
500
The complete digestion of carbohydrates produces this.
What is sugar?
500
Villi increase surface area in the small intestine and this greatly increases the _____ of nutrients.
What is absorption?