Food/Nutr Digestion Terms – Fell 2026
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3 changes that occur in the mouth - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Food broken down
into smaller pieces
2. food particles moistened by saliva
3. Starches broken down by salivary amylase
Absorption - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the passage of nutrients from the digestive
track to the blood of lymph system
, Allergies - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the reaction of the immune system to some
substance. The immune system will produce allergens. The allergens
produce the systems
ATP - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔stored form of energy; the source of immediate
energy found in muscle tissue
Bicarbonate - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Produced by pancreas to neutralize
hydrochloric acid.
bile - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔found in gallbladder, breaks down fats by pancreas
lipase enzyme
Bolus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Food that has been broken down into tiny particles
that swallowed
cardiac sphincter - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the muscle at the base of the
esophagus that keeps food from going back up the esophagus.
chemical digestion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔involves the mixing of food with
powerful acids and enzymes
Chewing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔breaking down food into smaller particles and it
aids in digestion because the body can break down small food particles
Exam Questions and Answers | A+ Score
Assured
3 changes that occur in the mouth - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Food broken down
into smaller pieces
2. food particles moistened by saliva
3. Starches broken down by salivary amylase
Absorption - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the passage of nutrients from the digestive
track to the blood of lymph system
, Allergies - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the reaction of the immune system to some
substance. The immune system will produce allergens. The allergens
produce the systems
ATP - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔stored form of energy; the source of immediate
energy found in muscle tissue
Bicarbonate - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Produced by pancreas to neutralize
hydrochloric acid.
bile - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔found in gallbladder, breaks down fats by pancreas
lipase enzyme
Bolus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Food that has been broken down into tiny particles
that swallowed
cardiac sphincter - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the muscle at the base of the
esophagus that keeps food from going back up the esophagus.
chemical digestion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔involves the mixing of food with
powerful acids and enzymes
Chewing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔breaking down food into smaller particles and it
aids in digestion because the body can break down small food particles
