Anatomy
This organ is responsible for the initial mechanical breakdown of food.
What is the mouth?
This process involves the physical and chemical breakdown of food.
What is digestion?
This common condition involves the backward flow of stomach acid into the esophagus.
What is GERD or acid reflux?
This enzyme breaks down starches into sugars in the mouth.
What is amylase?
This organ can expand to hold up to 4 liters of food and liquid.
What is the stomach?
This long tube connects the throat to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
This term describes the movement of nutrients from the digestive tract into the bloodstream.
What is absorption?
This disorder is characterized by inflammation of the liver.
What is hepatitis?
This enzyme, produce by the stomach, begins the digestion of proteins.
What is pepsin?
This is the average length of the adult human small intestine.
What is about 20Ft?
This organ produces bile, which helps digest fats.
What is the liver?
this muscular action moves food through the digestive tract.
What is peristalsis?
This condition involves the formation of painful sores in the lining of the stomach or duodenum.
What are peptic ulcers?
This pancreatic enzyme breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol.
What is lipase?
This organ is the largest internal organ in the human body.
What is the liver?
This part of the small intestine is where most nutrient absorbtion occurs.
What is the jejunum?
The substance neutralizes stomach acid in the small intestine.
What is bicarbonate?
This chronic disease affects the large intestines and causes abdominal pain and diarrhea.
What is Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis?
This enzyme, found in the small intestine, breaks down lactose into glucose and galactose.
What is lactase?
This is the name of the tiny finger like projections that line a small intestine and increase surface area for absorption.
What are villi?
This structure prevents food from entering the windpipe.
What is the epiglottis?
This hormone stimulates the production of gastric acid.
What is gastrin?
This condition results from the inability to digest lactose, a sugar found in milk.
What is lactose intolerance?
This enzyme converts proteins into peptides in the small intestine.
What is trypsin?
This gas is commonly produced during digestion and can cause flatulence.
What is methane.