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Digestive System

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  • The stomach makes pancreatic juices and mix them with the food. True or false?
    false
  • enzyme that breaks down starch into glucose
    amylase
  • The process of breaking down food into nutrients is called _________ .
    digestion
  • name of the wave like contractions that move food down the alimentary canal
    Peristalsis
  • The small intestine is a short tube. True or false?
    False
  • In the small intestine __ __________ can pass into the bloodstream.
    nutrients
  • What is another word for the food pipe?
    Esophagus
  • Chewing is an example of which type of digeston?
    Physical
  • The anus is the last part of the digestive system. True or false?
    True
  • What is the name of this organ?
    Large Intestine
  • Name three things secreted by the pancreas
    bicarbonate, trypsin, amylase, lipase
  • Name two locations where you would find sphincters
    Either side of the stomach, and anus
  • What is absorbed in the LARGE INTESTINE?
    Water and some vitamins
  • what is this organ
    small intestine
  • The stomach is like a mixer. True or false?
    True
  • What tube moves food from the end of the mouth to STOMACH?
    Esophagus
  • Absorption takes place in ____________________
    The small intestine
  • Name three accessory organs in the digestive system
    salivary glands pancrease, gall bladder, liver
  • T/f chemical digestion starts in the stomach
    False. the mouth
  • trypsin breaks down_________ ?
    proteins
  • The Digestion begins in the stomach. True or false?
    False