What is the exit from the stomach to the small intestine called - correct answer ✔✔Pyloric sphincter
What is the wave-like motion? - correct answer ✔✔Peristalsis
Where is bile stored? - correct answer ✔✔Gallbladder
About 90% of digestion is accomplished in the? - correct answer ✔✔Duodenum and ⅓ of the jejunum
What is digestion? - correct answer ✔✔Process food is broken down into smaller particles suitable for
absorption
What are finger-like projections called? - correct answer ✔✔Villi
What liquid breaks down food in the stomach? - correct answer ✔✔Gastric juices: enzymes, HCl
(hydrochloric acid), and intrinsic factor
What produces bile? - correct answer ✔✔Liver
Vitamin B12 is absorbed with the help of what - correct answer ✔✔Intrinsic factors
What is the longest portion of the SI? - correct answer ✔✔Ileum, ~12 ft long
What are the 3 accessory organs of digestion? - correct answer ✔✔Liver, pancreas, and gallbladder
Primary function of the SI - correct answer ✔✔○ Receives chyme from the stomach and digestive juices
from the liver (bile) and pancreas (digestive enzymes)
○ Absorbs the end products of digestion and key substances such as iron and vitamins
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