BIOL 203 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

BIOL 203 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Digestion - Correct Answers breaks down food into nutrients Absorption - Correct Answers brings the nutrients into the cells of the small intestine for transport to other body cells path of food through the body - Correct Answers - mouth -esophagus -upper and lower esophageal sphincters -stomach -pyloric sphincter -small intestine -ileocecal sphincter -large intestine -past the appendix -rectum -anus ***The wavelike contractions of peristalsis and the periodic squeezing of segmentation, keeps things moving ***Along the way, secretions from the salivary glands, stomach, pancreas, liver and small intestine deliver fluids and digestive enzymes Importance of the many folds and villi of the small intestine - Correct Answers increase its surface area, making nutrient absorption efficient nutrients pass through the cells of the intestinal villi and enter the BLOOD if... - Correct Answers they are water soluble or small fat fragments nutrients pass through the cells of the intestinal villi and enter the LYMPH if... - Correct Answers they are fat soluble