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Hyrolysis |- |catabolic |- |correct |answers✔✔complex |organic |molecules
|(carbohydrates, |lipids |and |proteins) |are |broken |down |into |simpler |forms |that
|the |human |body |can |then |process.
Condensation |- |anabolic |- |correct |answers✔✔The |opposite |of |hydrolysis
|process, |is |the |structural |components |of |the |nutrients |binding |together,
|which |uses |water |to |form |more |complex |molecules |and |comepounds
Stomach |- |correct |answers✔✔a |muscular, |hollow, |dilated |part |of |the
|alimentary |canal |which |functions |as |the |primary |organ |of |the |digestive |tract
Liver |- |correct |answers✔✔a |wide |range |of |functions, |including |detoxification,
|protein |synthesis, |and |production |of |bio-chemicals |necessary |for |digestion
Small |intestine |- |correct |answers✔✔where |the |vast |majority |of |digestion |and
|absorption |of |food |takes |place
Large |Intestine |- |correct |answers✔✔the |2nd |to |last |part |of |the |digestive
|system |-- |function |is |to |absorb |water |from |the |remaining |indigestible |food
|matter, |and |then |to |pass |useless |waste |material |from |the |body
Mouth |- |correct |answers✔✔First |step |of |digestion, |where |food |is |chewed |and
|begins |to |be |broken |down
Esophagus |- |correct |answers✔✔Acts |as |a |passage |way |between |swallowed
|food |and |the |stomach
,Salivary |Glands |- |correct |answers✔✔Secrete |fluids |and |digestive |enzymes
Gallbladder |- |correct |answers✔✔Stores |bile |until |it |needs |to |be |secreted
Large |Intestines |- |correct |answers✔✔Absorption |of |electrolytes
Pancreas |- |correct |answers✔✔Secretes |a |number |of |other |digestive |enzymes |to
|continue |breaking |down |food
Stomach |- |correct |answers✔✔secretes |hydrochloric |acid |(HCI) |and |protein
|digesting |enzymes. |Also |mixes |the |swallowed |food, |liquids, |and |digestive
|juices.
Small |Intestine |- |correct |answers✔✔Digestion |of |food, |absorption |of |water,
|nutrients, |and |electrolytes
Liver |- |correct |answers✔✔Produces |bile |- |a |digestive |juice |that |dissolves |fat
|into |the |watery |contents |of |the |intestine
Mastication |- |correct |answers✔✔Muscles |that |grind |and |mash |the |food |that |is
|being |consumed
Bolus |- |correct |answers✔✔food |that |has |been |chewed |and |ground |for
|swallowing
What |is |the |first |aspect |of |digestion? |- |correct |answers✔✔the |mechanical
|aspect |of |chewing |which |increases |the |surface |area |of |the |chewed |food, |or
|bolus
, Epiglottis |- |correct |answers✔✔stop |gap |that |effectively |closes |off |the |airway
|and |prevents |contents |of |chewed |food |from |going |into |the |airway, |once
|chewed |and |swallowed
Chyme |- |correct |answers✔✔a |slushy |mixture |of |acid |and |chewed |food |that
|have |digestive |hormones |secreted |and |infused |into |it |once |inside |the |stomach
How |long |is |food |in |the |stomach? |- |correct |answers✔✔up |to |4 |hours |in
|duration
What |are |the |three |parts |of |the |small |intestine? |- |correct
|answers✔✔Duodenum, |jejunum |& |Ileum
What |is |responsible |for |digesting |most |of |what |has |moved |through |the
|stomach |into |the |small |intestine? |- |correct |answers✔✔Jejunum
Active |transport |- |correct |answers✔✔absorption |in |the |section |of |the |GI |tract
|using |villi |and |microvilli
Villi |- |correct |answers✔✔projections |that |use |a |carrier |molecule |and |expend
|ATP |energy
Microvilli |- |correct |answers✔✔within |the |villi, |absorb |smaller |units |of
|carbohydrate, |protein |and |lipids |by |creating |an |environment |of |digestive
|enzymes |a |the |site |of |the |cell |membrane
how |long |is |the |small |intestine? |- |correct |answers✔✔unraveled: |about |9-10
|feet
surface |area |of |villi |& |microvilli: |size |of |tennis |court
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