CHAPTER 26: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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, The digestive tract tube is a continuous tube that is 30; shorter
typically ______ feet in length in an adult cadaver but
significantly ______ in a living individual.
Accessory digestive organs include the ______, tongue, pancreas
______, liver, ______, and ______. salivary glands
teeth
gallbladder
The digestive system includes the organs that ingest; absorb
_________________ the food, transport the ingested material,
digest the material into smaller usable components,
__________________ the necessary digested nutrients into the
bloodstream, and expel the waste products from the
body.
Which are GI tract organs? large intestine
small intestine
esophagus
The digestive organs form a(n) ______ from the mouth to continuous tube
the anus.
Mechanical digestion ______ breaks down ingested physically
materials into smaller pieces.
The digestive system is composed of the GI tract organs accessory digestive organs
and ______.
Accessory digestive glands produce ________________ that secretions
empty into the GI tract.
The process of absorption occurs primarily in the ______. small intestine
The GI tract begins with the ______. mouth
The absorption of nutrients across the digestive tract water
involves transport of which of the following substances? vitamins
electrolytes
digested material
SMARTBOOK | COMPREHENSIVE
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY STUDY
GUIDE 2026| GRADED A+ |
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers | 100% Verified
Exam Prep and Comprehensive Rationales Included
, The digestive tract tube is a continuous tube that is 30; shorter
typically ______ feet in length in an adult cadaver but
significantly ______ in a living individual.
Accessory digestive organs include the ______, tongue, pancreas
______, liver, ______, and ______. salivary glands
teeth
gallbladder
The digestive system includes the organs that ingest; absorb
_________________ the food, transport the ingested material,
digest the material into smaller usable components,
__________________ the necessary digested nutrients into the
bloodstream, and expel the waste products from the
body.
Which are GI tract organs? large intestine
small intestine
esophagus
The digestive organs form a(n) ______ from the mouth to continuous tube
the anus.
Mechanical digestion ______ breaks down ingested physically
materials into smaller pieces.
The digestive system is composed of the GI tract organs accessory digestive organs
and ______.
Accessory digestive glands produce ________________ that secretions
empty into the GI tract.
The process of absorption occurs primarily in the ______. small intestine
The GI tract begins with the ______. mouth
The absorption of nutrients across the digestive tract water
involves transport of which of the following substances? vitamins
electrolytes
digested material
