ACCURATE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
2025-2026\GRADED A+
Alimentary organs - ANSWERSmouth, pharynx,
esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
Accessory digestive organs - ANSWERSteeth,
tongue, gallbladder, salivary glands, liver, pancreas
How many teeth do human adults have? -
ANSWERS32
What teeth are most effective in chewing? -
ANSWERSmolars
Mastication - ANSWERSchewing
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,Deglutition - ANSWERSswallowing
What is the name for the part of the mouth that
your tongue presses against when swallowing? -
ANSWERShard palate
Where does the small intestine extend from? -
ANSWERSpyloric sphincter to the illeocecal valve
Microvilli - ANSWERSincrease surface area of the
small intestine for nutrient absorption
What do chief cells produce? -
ANSWERSPepsinogen
Segmentation - ANSWERSmixes food with digestive
juices and increases the efficiency of absorption by
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,repeatedly moving different parts of the food mass
over the intestinal wall
Absorption - ANSWERSpassage of digested end
products from the lumen of the GI tract through the
mucosal cells by active or passive transport into the
blood or lymph; small intestine is the major
absorptive site
Defecation - ANSWERSeliminates indigestible
substancese from the body via the anus in the form
of feces
What are the controls of the digestive system? -
ANSWERSextrinsic and intrinsic
What extends from each kidney? - ANSWERSa
ureter
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, Renal pyramids - ANSWERScone shaped section in
the medulla section of the kidney
Kidney pelvis - ANSWERSflat, tunnel shaped tube
that is continuous with the ureter
Nephron - ANSWERSfunctional and structural unit
of the kidney; each nephron is attached to a
collecting duct
Bowman's capsule - ANSWERSblind ended portion
of the renal tubule, enclosing the glomerulus
Glomerulus - ANSWERSa tuft of capillaries supplying
each nephron; site of filtration formation
What does the renal tubule continue on to
become? - ANSWERSthe proximal convoluted
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