The Digestive System

Question 0

The Pancreas

Answer 0

• Solid
• Produces insulin
• secretes pancreatic juices that aid in the digestion of fats, starches, abd proteins.

Question 1

The Stomach

Answer 1

• Hollow

* main organs of the digestive system

Question 2

The islets of Langerhans

Answer 2

Located in the pancreas, produce the insulin that regulates the amount of sugar in the blood stream

Question 3

The Spleen

Answer 3

• Solid
• Left Upper Quadrant
• Helps filtrate blood

Question 4

The Liver

Answer 4

• Largest SOLID organ in abdomen
-right upper quadrant(majority)
•Produces bile
•Stores sugars

Question 5

The Small Intestine

Answer 5

• Receives food from the stomach & secretions from the pancreas & liver
• Food is completely broken down into a form that can be used by the body

Question 6

The Gallbladder

Answer 6

•Hollow pouch
-Right upper quadrant
•Resevoir for bile

Question 7

The Large Intestine

Answer 7

• also called the Colon
• The parts of the food that cannot be absorbed by the body are passed as waste products from the small intestine to the large intestine

Question 8

regulates amount of sugar in the bloodstream

Answer 8

Insulin

Question 9

The Appendix

Answer 9

• hollow organ

- right lower quadrant

Question 10

RUQ

Answer 10

• Gallbladder
• Liver (majority)
• Pancreas (small portion)

Question 11

RLQ

Answer 11

-Appendix

• R ureter
• R ovary
• R fallopian tubes

Question 12

LUQ

Answer 12

• Spleen
• Stomach
• Pancreas (majority)

Question 13

LLQ

Answer 13

• L ureter
• L ovary
• L fallopian tube