Digestive System

Question 1

Is composed of organs and glands working together to break down or digest the food to its building blocks or units

Answer 1

Digestive system

Question 2

Forms of digestion

Answer 2

1.Mechanical Digestion
2.Chemical Digestion

Question 3

Includes processes like chewing and cutting of food to break down into smaller pieces

Answer 3

Mechanical Digestion

Question 4

Involves enzymes which chemically break down the food into simpler form

Answer 4

Chemical Digestion

Question 5

Main part of the digestive system

Answer 5

Alimentary canal/digestive tract

Question 6

The alimentary canal is about ___ feet long from mouth to anus

Answer 6

30

Question 7

Digestion process begins here. It is the site of ingestion food

Answer 7

Mouth

Question 8

The ______ helps in mixing the food with the saliva, and it pushes a ball called _____

Answer 8

Tongue, bolus

Question 9

A flap of tissue called __________ automatically closes the trachea or the “air tube” when swallowing the bolus

Answer 9

Epiglottis

Question 10

After swallowing, the epiglottis will go back to its ________ position allowing air to pass through the trachea

Answer 10

Original

Question 11

After swallowing, bolus passes from the pharynx down to the _________, which is a tube leading to the stomach

Answer 11

Esophagus

Question 12

From the esophagus, food moves into the _______. Is a J-shaped muscular organ, which stores food

Answer 12

Stomach

Question 13

The stomach has a capacity of about ___ liters in adults

Answer 13

Two

Question 14

Muscular contraction in the stomach causes the mixing of the food with gastric juices, forming a _____. It will pass through the pyloric sphincter to the small intestine

Answer 14

Chyme

Question 15

What is the main purpose of the pyloric sphincter

Answer 15

Allowing chyme to pass to the small intestine

Question 16

The small intestine is divided into three sections: ________, _______, and _____

Answer 16

duodenum, jejenum, and ileum

Question 16

Is the longest part of the alimentary canal, which is about __ feet long

Answer 16

Small intestine, 23 feet

Question 17

Will undergo complete digestion in the small intestine

Answer 17

Chyme

Question 18

Middle part, main site for nutrient absorption, has many vili and microvili, a rich blood supply, and absorbs mutrients into the bloodstream

Answer 18

Jejenum

Question 19

The last and longest part, helps in immune defense through lymphoid tissue, contains peyer’s patches-helps fight infection and passes undigested material to the large intestine

Answer 19

Ileum

Question 20

Is the linings of the small intestine which has a finger-like projections which contain blood vessels that absorb nutrients

Answer 20

Villi

Question 21

It is where undigested food and water pass through

Answer 21

Large Intestine

Question 22

The large intestine is divided into three regions: ______, _____, and ______

Answer 22

Caecum, colon, and rectum

Question 23

The largest organ in the body, produces bile

Answer 23

Liver

Question 24

Six classes of essential nutrients

Answer 24

Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids/fats, vitamins, minerals, and water

Question 25

The main source of energy, is important in keeping the large intestine clean

Answer 25

Carbohydrates

Question 26

Is for growth, repair, and replacement of cells and tissues

Answer 26

Protein

Question 27

Provide much energy, but are only needed in small amounts

Answer 27

Fats

Question 28

Contain no energy but they help in maintaining a healthy body specifically for growth and repair

Answer 28

Vitamins and Minerals

Question 29

Carries nutrients and wastes throughout the body in the bloodstream

Answer 29

Water

Question 30

Characterized by painful sores in the lining of the stomach of the first segment of the small intestine

Answer 30

Ulcer

Question 31

Is the cause of almost all stomach ulcers

Answer 31

Helicobacter pylori

Question 32

This digestive disorder occurs when the lining of the large intestine cannot maintain the usual level of water absorption thus secretes more than the normal quantities of water

Answer 32

Diarrhea

Question 33

The condition in which a person has less than three bowel movements a week or with bowel movement with hard stool that is painful to eliminate

Answer 33

Constipation

Question 34

The inflammation of the appendix which is caused by an obstruction such as hard mass of feces and foreign body

Answer 34

Appendicitis

Question 35

A cancer from the uncontrolled cell growth in the colon or rectum

Answer 35

Colon cancer

Question 36

The condition in which the body mass index (BMI) of a person is 30 kg/m2 or higher

Answer 36

Obesity