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The diagram represents part of the human digestive system. The organs are labelled A−F. Give the letter of the organ that produces amylase. (1) - correct answer C - pancreas Give the letter of the organ that produces maltase. (1) - correct answer E - small intestine Maltose is hydrolysed by the enzyme maltase. Explain why maltase catalyses only this reaction. (3) - correct answer ...

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Accessory organs - correct answer The salivary glands, tongue, teeth, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. Liver - correct answer Secretes bile, stores sugar in the form of glycogen, stores iron and certain vitamins, produces heparin, and detoxifies substances Gallbladder - correct answer It stores and concentrates bile and then pushes it through the cystic duct into the common bile...

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Homeostatic function of the digestive system? - correct answer - Maintains natural balances within the body - Acquire materials and energy Organs of the digestive system -What histology characterizes them -What are their anatomical features (especially unique ones) -What is the function of each one in digestion *Know them in order along the GI tract and know what structures separate them. In the case of the small intestine, know why (function and...

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Part complete Which of the following is least involved in the mechanical breakdown of food, digestion or absorption of nutrients? - correct answer the esophagus T/F: All the chemical and mechanical phases of digestion and mechanical breakdown from the mouth through the small intestine are directed toward changing food into forms that can pass through the epithelial cells lining the mucosa into the underlying blood and lymphatic vessels. - correct answer ...

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Digestive System - correct answer Breaks down food into smaller molecules. Absorbs these nutrients into the body. esophagus - correct answer A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. stomach - correct answer A muscular sac that stores food, break it up by churning, and begin chemical digestion of proteins. Interior is acidic due to hydrochloric acid (which activates ...

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The outermost layer of the wall that lines the digestive system - correct answer serosa Propelled movements in a wavelike motion down the tube us known as? - correct answer peristalsis Passageway for food and attaches to the end of the pharynx - correct answer esophagus What structure is the communication center and provides a passageway for air during breathing - correct answe...

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What organs are included in the digestive system? - correct answer oral cavity (mouth), pharynx (throat), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine What accessory organs are included in the digestive system? - correct answer teeth, gall bladder, tongue, salivary glands, liver, and pancreas Name the functions of the digestive system? - correct answer ingestion: mater...

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What is the role of the digestive system? - correct answer Getting nutrients into the body and secreting undigested material. Describe the mucosa. - correct answer The innermost layer that nutrients pass through of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract layers What is peristalsis? What layer of the GI tract allow for it? - correct answer Propels food forward. Begins with a lump of food ...

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uvula - correct answer crown of tooth - correct answer neck of tooth - correct answer root of tooth - correct answer enamel of tooth - correct answer dentin of tooth - correct answer nasopharynx - correct answer o...

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Smooth muscle contractions of digestive organs; push food through tract and allow to swallow (even if you are not standing upright) - correct answer peristalsis What kinds of food contain starches? - correct answer potatoes, breads, grains, cereals, rice, pasta What kinds of food contain proteins? - correct answer meats, beans, nuts What kinds of food contain fats? - correct an...

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Describe the role of the enzymes in the digestive system to complete the breakdown of starch (6) (think SAM PAM and MEG) - correct answer 1. salivary amylase 2. starch to maltose (in salivary glands) 3. salivary amylase denatured in stomach due to acidic pH 4. pancreatic amylase continues to hydrolyse starch to maltose 5. in small intestine 6. maltase (embedded in membrane of epithelial cells) 7. maltase to glucose 8. hydrolysis 9. of glycosidic bon...

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Which of the following best describes the chewing of food? - correct answer Mechanical digestion Which of the following best describes why food moves through the digestive system from mouth towards the anus? - correct answer Peristalsis Food moves from the esophagus to the: - correct answer stomach The fundus, body and pylorus are parts of the: - correct answer ...

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identify the large, longitudinal folds of the empty stomach - correct answer rugae what smooth muscle sphincter controls the release of chyme in the stomach? - correct answer pyloric sphincter which portions of the pharynx are considered part of the digestive system? what type of epithelium lines this region? - correct answer oropharynx and laryngopharynx - both lined by stratifi...

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What are the different structures which make up the alimentary canal? - correct answer alimentary canal = tubular structure which extends from mouth to the anus 1. Mouth 2. Pharynx 3. Esophagus 4. Stomach 5. Small Intestine 6. Large Intestine 7. Anus What are the different structures which are considered accessory or associated structures of the digestive system? - correct answer 1. Teeth 2. Lips 3. Cheeks 4...

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1.) What are the four main functions of the digestive system? - correct answer 1. ingestion 2. digestion 3. absorption 4. elimination 2.) What is the alimentary canal? Give another name for it. - correct answer a. digestive tract (hollow tube from mouth to the anus) with accessory organs b. gastrointestinal tract 3.) Define digestion. What are the two types? - correct answer a...

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The enzymatic (chemical) digestion of proteins begins in the oral cavity. - correct answer False Deglutition is the process of discharging indigestible wastes from the body. - correct answer False The large intestine is shorter than the small intestine. - correct answer True The enzymatic digestion of carbohydrates begins in the oral cavity. - correct answer ...

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rectum (pic) - Answers A short tube at the end of the large intestine where waste material is compressed into a solid form before being eliminated anus (pic) - Answers A muscular opening at the end of the rectum through which waste material is eliminated from the body mouth (def) - Answers -uses both mechanical and chemical digestion -breaks up food to small pieces -increases surface area of food -secretes salivary amylase pH of mouth - Answers 5.5-7.5 salivary amylase - Answers -made in ...

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11 pages

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TutorJosh

2019 Digestion Test Review – Questions And Answers

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4 pages

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