Questions and CORRECT Answers
What three processes does food undergo in the body? - CORRECT ANSWER - digestion,
absorption, metabolism
What is ingestion? - CORRECT ANSWER - taking in food (eating)
What is mechanical digestion? - CORRECT ANSWER - physical breakdown of food
(chewing)
What is chemical digestion? - CORRECT ANSWER - The chemicals in food being broken
down by enzymes (saliva)
What is deglutition? - CORRECT ANSWER - swallowing
What is peristalsis? - CORRECT ANSWER - wave-like muscle contractions
What is absorption? - CORRECT ANSWER - Taking digested food into the blood stream
What is defecation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Eliminating waste from the body
What is the function of the lips and cheeks when eating? - CORRECT ANSWER - Helps
keep food in mouth
What are the main components of the cheek? - CORRECT ANSWER - Buccinator
muscles
What is the palate? - CORRECT ANSWER - roof of the mouth