Quiz for Digestive System

Unable to manufacture food from inorganic materials. Depends on autotrophs.

.PH of 1-2
.destroys bacteria present in food
.liquifies food
.Is present in Gastric Juice

Moistens food and contains amylase which begins starch digestion.

In the gallbladder, which contracts and sends it into the duodenum

1) Ingestion
2) Digestion
3) Absorption
4) Egestion

Duodenum,Jejunum,eleum

liquefied food.

Lubricates walls of mouth for easy passage of food.

A flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the trachea.

In the gallbladder, which contracts and sends it into the duodenum

Increases surface area for action by enzymes, Mixes food thouroughly.

The large intestine through the ileal-caecal sphincter.

through a sphincter muscle called the anus

It contains the appendix which is a vestigial organ

Lubricates walls of mouth for easy passage of food.

squirted into the small intestine through the pyloric sphincter.

Increase surface area for absorbing food molecules into blood.

1) Ingestion
2) Digestion
3) Absorption
4) Egestion

Serves to retain water throughout the digestive tract.

through a sphincter muscle called the anus

.PH of 1-2
.destroys bacteria present in food
.liquifies food
.Is present in Gastric Juice

Mechanical pressure by food in the mouth, and the nervous system even thinking of food sends signal to the brain.

Pancreatic fluid, Pancreatic amylase, Lipase, Trypsin and Chymotryosin

Organisms capable of synthesizing organic molecules from simple inorganic material. ex) photosynthesizers

Digestive function, Regulation of Blood Glucose, Breakdown of Red Blood Cells, Synthesis of plasma proteins, Storage, Detoxification, Excreatory Function

.Complete the digestion of food
.absorb the nutrients into the circulatory siystem (blood)
.important secretions from the pancreas and the liver

.Secreted into the stomach cavity by stomach cells
.Churning of the stomach mixes juice with food
.Contains HCL

.Absorb water into blood
.absorb vitamins and minerals into blood
.eliminate undigested material from deigestive tract

squirted into the small intestine through the pyloric sphincter.

A flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the trachea.

In the gallbladder, which contracts and sends it into the duodenum

The large intestine through the ileal-caecal sphincter.

.Chamber in throat where the nasal cavity and mouth meet and the esophagus and trachea meet. Both air and food pass through.

They digest material that we are not able ot digest. The byproduct is synthesis of vitamis like vitamin K

Organisms capable of synthesizing organic molecules from simple inorganic material. ex) photosynthesizers

.Absorb water into blood
.absorb vitamins and minerals into blood
.eliminate undigested material from deigestive tract

.Absorb water into blood
.absorb vitamins and minerals into blood
.eliminate undigested material from deigestive tract

Hormone that stimulates the release of HCL release from certain upper stomach cells into the bloodstream. Results in the release of Garstric juices

A hollow muscular puch located just under the diaphragm. The esophagus connects to the stomach by the Cardiac sphincter.

.PH of 1-2
.destroys bacteria present in food
.liquifies food
.Is present in Gastric Juice