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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Produces Saliva ? | Salivary glands |
| 2 types of major nutrients | Sugars and Starches |
| Food enters the body when ? | When it is absorbed into the body |
| What is the food in your mouth called after it's been chewed ? | A bolus |
| 2 components of digestion | Chemical and Physical |
| What muscle does the esophagus pass through before reaching the stomach ? | The Diaphram |
| Stops the food from going back into the esophagus ? | The Cardiac Sphineter |
| What helps the stomach churn the food ? | The three layers of muscle |
| Stomach lining produces mucus because .. | It protects the stomach from acid |
| Name of the substance that enters the stomach through the small intestine | Chyme |
| What can you get removed and does not have a use ? | The Appendix |
| How long is the alimentary canal ? | 8-10 meters depending on height |
| What is the action called when the mouth starts breaking down food and preparing for digestion ? | Mastication |
| The wave like motion of contracting muscles is called ? | Peristalsis |
| Cells produce a watery fluid with a digestive enzyme called ? | Salivary amylase |
| What does the muscular sac do ? | Churns and mixes food |
| What do gastric pits do ? | Increase surface area |
| What completes digestion of the nutrients in chyme , absorbs products of digestion and transport the remaining residue to the large intestine ? | The small intestine |
| Helps to break down fats | The liver |
| The Gallbladder is underneath ? | The liver |
| What does the saliva amalase do ? | Breaks down starches |
| Specific vitamin that is used in energy production ? | Vitamin B |
| What is the acid called you have in your stomach ? | Hydrocloric acid |
| How often does your stomach linging get replaced ? | Every three days |
| How much food do you eat per day ? | 1 kg |
| How long does it take to fully digest food ? | 2 days |
| How much saliva do we have each day ? | 1 litre |
| The pyloric valve is located between .. | The stomach and small intestine |
| Where does digestion begin ? | The mouth |
| What do we use to break down food ? | Our teeth and tonges |
| What transports food to the stomach ? | The esophagus |
| Why do the digestive organs make chyme ? | It moves eaiser through the body |
| Why do stomach muscles contract ? | To remind you your hungry |
| How long is the small intestine ? | 7 meters |
| How long is the large intestine ? | 2 meters |
| What does the epiglottis do ? | Covers the breathing tube so you dont choke |
| How long is the duodenum ? | less than a meter |
| How long is the jejunum ? | About 2 meters |
| How long is the illeum ? | 3 meters long |
| What is the function of the Gall bladder ? | Stores bile |
| The three organs that aid in digestion | Liver , Pancreas , and Gall bladder |
| What creates bile ?m | The liver |
| Amino acid is .. | Protein |
| How much water enters your system each day ? | 9 quarts |
| What does normal flora produce ? | Nutrients |
| Waste leaves the body where ? | The anal cavity |
| Why does the tonge raise up ? | To push food back |
| Where is the appendix located ? | Off the large intestine |
| What does the large intestine form ? | feces |
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