HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Ch 24 - The Digestive System
Number the parts of the gastrointestinal tract in their correct order.
____ large intestines ____ mouth ____ stomach ____ esophagus ____ pharynx ____ small intestines
1. _______________ is the process of taking in food, or eating.
2. _______________ is the process of eliminating undigested material from the body.
3. _______________ is the process of breaking down food by enzymatic action.
4. The _______ help to mechanically digest food.
5. _________ helps the bolus move down the pharynx & esophagus.
6. _______________ means to chew food.
7. You should develop ______ permanent teeth.
8. The outer surface of teeth is made of ____________.
9. You have ______ molar teeth.
10. Salivary ____________, in saliva, starts breaking down starch.
11. The __________ is not a salivary gland
12. The process of swallowing is known as ____________.
13. _________ moves food down the esophagus.
14. Heartburn results when _______ move into the esophagus.
15. The stomach can stretch to hold as much as __________.
16. The ______________ is one of the sections of the stomach.
17. Lesser omentum attaches the lesser curvature of the stomach to the _______.
18. The folded lining of the stomach is knowns as ____________.
19. The lower opening (to the small intestines) of the stomach is held closed by the __________.
20. ___________ secreted in the stomach helps to kill bacteria.
21. ___________ secreted in the stomach dissolves protein.
22. The dissolved food/enzyme at the bottom of the stomach is known as ___________.
23. The body’s major digestive organ is the _____________.
24. The ___________ are lined with small finger-like extensions called villi.
25. Food is absorbed into the blood in the ____________.
26. The task of the __________ is to emulsify fats.
27. Hepatitis is caused by a _____________.
28. It is normal for the large intestines to contain __________ to ferment carbohydrates.
29. The process of the elimination of the solid wastes from the body is called _____________.
30. The large intestines are about _________ feet long.
31. Gallstones are made of crystallized _____________.
32. Lipases and nucleases are found in _____________.
________ = the first 10” section of small intestines
________ = section of the large intestines attached to the small intestines and the appendix
________ = the middle section of the small intestines
________ = produces bile; the largest gland in the body
________ = absorbs food into the bloodstream
________ = absorbs water back into the body
________ = last section of the small intestines; joins with the large intestines
________ = takes food from the cecum up the right side of your abdomen
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