nln pax anatomy and physiology with correct answers 2025

nln pax anatomy and physiology with
correct answers 2025
mechanicalvdigestionv-vcorrect-answersv-
Partvofvdigestionvthatvusesvmovementvandvmusclesvtovbreakvdownvfoodvintovsmallervpieces



digestionv-vcorrect-answersv-
breakingvdownvnutrientsvintovsmall,vsolublevmoleculesvthatvcanvbevabsorbedvintovthevblood



chemicalvdigestionv-vcorrect-answersv-
thevdigestionvprocessvinvwhichvenzymesvarevusedvtovbreakvfoodsvintovtheirvsmallervchemicalvbuidi
ngvblocks



occursvviavhydrolysis



hydrolysisv-vcorrect-answersv-
Avchemicalvprocessvthatvlyses,vorvsplits,vmoleculesvbyvthevadditionvofvwater;vanvessentialvprocessvi
nvdigestion.



enzymesv-vcorrect-answersv-
molecules,vusuallyvproteinsvorvnucleicvacids,vthatvactvasvcatalystsvinvbiochemicalvreactions



usedvinvchemicalvreactions

,humansvdigestionvtubevextendsvfromv-vcorrect-answersv-mouthvtovanus

calledvalimentaryvcanal



anusv-vcorrect-answersv-
Avmuscularvopeningvatvthevendvofvthevrectumvthroughvwhichvwastevmaterialvisveliminatedvfromvth
evbody



alimentaryvcanalv-vcorrect-answersv-
Alsovknownvasvthevgastrointestinalv(GI)vtractvofvthevdigestivevtract,vthevalimentaryvcanalvisvthevlong
vmuscularv"tube"vthatvincludesvthevmouthvesophagus,vsomatch,vsmallvintesitne,vandvlargevintestin


e.



v carriesvoutvstagesvofvdigestivevprocessv(mechanicalvandvchemicalvdigestionvandvabsorbvion)



accessoryvorgansv-vcorrect-answersv-
InvthevGIvtract,vorgansvthatvplayvavrolevinvdigestionvbutvnotvdirectlyvpartvofvthevalimentaryvcanal.v

Thesevincludevthevliver,vthevgallbladder,vthevpancreas



whatvtakesvplacevinvthevmouth?v-vcorrect-answersv-mechanicalvdigestion

salivavisvreleasedvfromvsalivaryvglandsvtovbreakdownvcarbs



salivaryvglandsv-vcorrect-answersv-threevpairsvofvexocrinevglandsvinvthevmouthvthatvsecretevsaliva



salivav-vcorrect-answersv-containvamylase



amylasev-vcorrect-answersv-enzymevinvsalivavthatvbreaksvthevchemicalvbondsvinvstarches

, pharynxv-vcorrect-answersv-
muscularvtubevatvthevendvofvthevgastrovascularvcavity,vorvthroat,vthatvconnectsvthevmouthvwithvth
evrestvofvthevdigestivevtractvandvservesvasvavpassagewayvforvairvandvfood



esophagusv-vcorrect-answersv-muscularvtubevthatvmovesvfoodvfromvthevpharynxvtovthevstomach



epiglottisv-vcorrect-answersv-
Thevflapvofvtissuevthatvsealsvoffvthevwindpipevandvpreventsvfoodvfromventering.



whatvtakesvplacevinvthevstomach?v-vcorrect-answersv-peristalsis

gastricvjuicesvhelpvbreakdownvproteinsv

chymevisvcreated



peristalsisv-vcorrect-answersv-
involuntaryvwavesvofvmusclevcontractionvthatvkeepvfoodvmovingvalongvinvonevdirectionvthroughvth
evdigestivevsystem



gastricvjuicev-vcorrect-answersv-chemicallyvbreaksdownvproteinsv

acidicv(pHvofv2)



mucusv-vcorrect-answersv-protectsvstomachvwallvfromvacidityvofvgastricvjuices



proteasev-vcorrect-answersv-Enzymevthatvbreaksvdownvproteins



chymev-vcorrect-answersv-
avsemiliquidvmassvofvpartiallyvdigestedvfoodvthatvpassesvfromvthevstomachvintovthevsmallvintestine



smallvintestinev-vcorrect-answersv-digestivevorganvinvwhichvmostvchemicalvdigestionvtakesvplace