mechanical processing, secretion, digestion, absorption, elimination - correct answer
5 functions of digestive system
9 - correct answer human digestive system is ? m long
Mouth - correct answer Oral cavity. Its teeth break food into smaller bits. Tongue
mixes food with saliva.
Pharynx - correct answer throat, Entrance to the gut and respiratory system. Action
of the epiglottis keeps food from entering the trachea.
Salivary Glands - correct answer Produce and secrete saliva, which moistens food
and begins the process of carbohydrate digestion.
Esophagus - correct answer Muscular tube through which food moves to the
stomach.
Stomach - correct answer J-shaped muscular sac that receives food and mixes it with
gastric fl uid secreted by cells in its lining.
J - correct answer stomach is ?-shaped
Small Intestine - correct answer Longest tube of the gut. Its first part receives
secretions from the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. These secretions help complete the process of
digestion. Most water and products
of digestion are absorbed across the highly folded wall of this organ.
Liver - correct answer Produces bile, which aids digestion and absorption of fats.
, Gallbladder - correct answer Stores and concentrates bile, then secretes it into the
small intestine.
Pancreas - correct answer Secretes enzymes and bicarbonate (a buffer) into the small
intestine.
Large Intestine - correct answer colon, Wider than the small intestine, but shorter. It
absorbs most remaining water, thus concentrating any undigested waste and forming the feces.
Rectum - correct answer Expandable sac that stores feces.
Anus - correct answer Opening through which feces are expelled from the body.
sphincter - correct answer smooth muscle that prevents back-flow of food
enzyme - correct answer liver secretes ?
enzyme - correct answer pancreas secretes ?
bile - correct answer gallbladder stores and secretes ?
liver - correct answer ? produce bile
chyme - correct answer food plus enzyme
small intestine - correct answer absorbs nutrients and water, digests carbohydrates,
lipids, and proteins
diffuse - correct answer nutrients ? to blood for circulation