DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Front

What is organ R?

Options: Liver, the liver

Back

Liver, the liver

Front

What is organ L?

Options: Salivary glands, Salivary gland, The salivary gland, The salivary glands

Back

Salivary glands, Salivary gland, The salivary gland, The salivary glands

Front

What is organ J?

Options: Trachea, The trachea

Back

Trachea, The trachea

Front

Ingestion

Back

The taking in of nutrients.

Front

Define the term digestion

Back

The breaking down of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules

Front

What gland produces amylase?

Back

Salivary gland

Front

Mechanical Digestion

Back

The physical break down of food done by the teeth or the muscles in the stomach.

Front

What word is used to describe food which has been mixed with saliva?

Back

Bolus

Front

What is the pH in the stomach?

Back

pH 1-2

Front

What part of the small intestine does the digestion of nutrients finish?

Back

Duodenum