Digestive System A&P UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
alimentary canal - CORRECT ANSWER- digestive tract consisting of a tube running
between the mouth and the anus
salivary glands - CORRECT ANSWER- three pairs of exocrine glands in the mouth that
secrete saliva; the parotid, submandibular (submaxillary), and sublingual glands
gallbladder - CORRECT ANSWER- stores and concentrates the bile produced in the liver
liver - CORRECT ANSWER- produces bile and stores glycogen
pancreas - CORRECT ANSWER- produces insulin and glucagon, enzymes, and sodium
bicarbonate
mouth - CORRECT ANSWER- oral cavity; mechanical digestion (chewing) and chemical
digestion of carbs start
pharynx - CORRECT ANSWER- the throat; last place food and air mix
esophagus - CORRECT ANSWER- muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
stomach - CORRECT ANSWER- large muscular sac that continues mechanical digestion and
starts chemical digestion of proteins
small intestine - CORRECT ANSWER- organ in which most chemical digestion takes place
large intestine - CORRECT ANSWER- organ that absorbs water from undigested material
rectum - CORRECT ANSWER- lower part of the large intestine where feces are stored
, ingestion - CORRECT ANSWER- process of taking in food
mechanical processing - CORRECT ANSWER- physical breakdown of foods
chemical digestion - CORRECT ANSWER- process in which enzymes and other chemicals
are used to break foods into their smaller chemical building blocks
secretion - CORRECT ANSWER- process of producing a substance within an organ and
discharging it
absorption - CORRECT ANSWER- process by which nutrient molecules pass through the
wall of the digestive system into the blood
elimination - CORRECT ANSWER- process of passing undigested material out of the anus
defecation - CORRECT ANSWER- elimination of fecal waste through the anus
duodenum - CORRECT ANSWER- first portion of the small intestine which receives
secretions from the gallbladder and pancreas
ileum - CORRECT ANSWER- last and longest portion of the small intestine where most
absorption takes place
jejunum - CORRECT ANSWER- second portion of the small intestine where most chemical
digestion is completed
Peyer's patches - CORRECT ANSWER- collections of lymphatic tissue found along the
length of the small intestine
propulsion - CORRECT ANSWER- movement of food from one organ to the next
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
alimentary canal - CORRECT ANSWER- digestive tract consisting of a tube running
between the mouth and the anus
salivary glands - CORRECT ANSWER- three pairs of exocrine glands in the mouth that
secrete saliva; the parotid, submandibular (submaxillary), and sublingual glands
gallbladder - CORRECT ANSWER- stores and concentrates the bile produced in the liver
liver - CORRECT ANSWER- produces bile and stores glycogen
pancreas - CORRECT ANSWER- produces insulin and glucagon, enzymes, and sodium
bicarbonate
mouth - CORRECT ANSWER- oral cavity; mechanical digestion (chewing) and chemical
digestion of carbs start
pharynx - CORRECT ANSWER- the throat; last place food and air mix
esophagus - CORRECT ANSWER- muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
stomach - CORRECT ANSWER- large muscular sac that continues mechanical digestion and
starts chemical digestion of proteins
small intestine - CORRECT ANSWER- organ in which most chemical digestion takes place
large intestine - CORRECT ANSWER- organ that absorbs water from undigested material
rectum - CORRECT ANSWER- lower part of the large intestine where feces are stored
, ingestion - CORRECT ANSWER- process of taking in food
mechanical processing - CORRECT ANSWER- physical breakdown of foods
chemical digestion - CORRECT ANSWER- process in which enzymes and other chemicals
are used to break foods into their smaller chemical building blocks
secretion - CORRECT ANSWER- process of producing a substance within an organ and
discharging it
absorption - CORRECT ANSWER- process by which nutrient molecules pass through the
wall of the digestive system into the blood
elimination - CORRECT ANSWER- process of passing undigested material out of the anus
defecation - CORRECT ANSWER- elimination of fecal waste through the anus
duodenum - CORRECT ANSWER- first portion of the small intestine which receives
secretions from the gallbladder and pancreas
ileum - CORRECT ANSWER- last and longest portion of the small intestine where most
absorption takes place
jejunum - CORRECT ANSWER- second portion of the small intestine where most chemical
digestion is completed
Peyer's patches - CORRECT ANSWER- collections of lymphatic tissue found along the
length of the small intestine
propulsion - CORRECT ANSWER- movement of food from one organ to the next
