What is the fourth major function of the digestive system?
Absorption
Digestion
Secretion
Excretion
What is ingestion?
The mixing of food by the stomach and intestines.
The intake of food
Simple molecules like water and alcohol being absorbed directly into the bloodstream
What does the liver do?
Stores bile from the small intestine to be reused
Produces bile an secretion into the small intestine
Secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine
What is the second major function of the digestive system?
Ingestation
Mixing and movement
Absorption
Secretion
Which is not an accessory organ?
Teeth
Liver
Pancreas
Stomach
What does the Gallbladder do?
Secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine
Stores bile from the small intestine to be reused
Acts as a storage tank for food
What does the pylorus belong to?
Stomach
Liver
Pharynx
Esophagus
How long is the esophagus?
7 inches
10 inches
6 inches
8 inches
What is the name of the flap that separates the larynx to the esophagus?
Oropharynx
Epiglottis
Bolus
Fundus
Which is the first intestine food needs to pass through?
Large intestine
Small intestine
What does the small intestine do?
Absorbs about 90% of the nutrients from the food we eat
Absorbs water and vitamins
How long is the small intestine
12 feet
10 feet
9 feet
11 feet
What is the third major function of the digestive system?
Mixing and movement
Absorption
Secretion
Digestion
How many pairs of salivary glands do we have?
2
1
3
4
What is the "head" of the pancreas connected to?
Liver
Duodenum
Large intestine
Stomach
What is a pancreas?
An accessory organ
Part of the alimentary canal
What is a stomach?
An accessory organ
Part of the alimentary canal
What is the pharynx?
An accessory organ
Part of the alimentary canal
What is the ileum part of?
Small intestine
Stomach
Liver
Large intestine
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