Hesi A2- Digestive System questions and answers correctly 2023

what is another name for the digestive system? - answeralimentary canal What makes up the digestive system? - answermouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus What are the accessory organs of the digestive system? - answerliver, pancreas, gallbladder What is the digestive enzyme that starts the digestion of complex carbs? - answeramylase what is the term for the ball of food during digestion? - answerbolus the esophagus starts from where and leads to where? - answeresophagus starts from the pharynx to the stomach What are the 4 main layers of the digestive tract? - answermucous membrane, submucous layer, musuclar layer and serous layer Which layer is the inner most layer? - answermucous membrane What breaks down food when in the stomach? - answergastric glands secrete hydrochloric acid that breaks down food what does the bolus of food turn into once it is broken down into a soupy substance? - answerchyme where does food go after the stomach? - answerthe small intestine What happens