Digestive System Functions and Enzymes

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What is the term for the chewing of food?

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Mastication

Front

What is the correct order of digestion?

Back

Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

Front

Which part of the digestive system is responsible for storing food and mixing it with gastric juices?

Back

Stomach

Front

What is the process called when gastric juices break down food into a thick liquid?

Back

Chemical digestion

Front

What does peristalsis refer to in the digestive system?

Back

The action of smooth muscles moving food through the digestive system.

Front

What is the primary function of the small intestine?

Back

To absorb nutrients from digested food.

Front

What role do enzymes play in digestion?

Back

Enzymes speed up the chemical reactions that break down food.

Front

What is the function of saliva in the digestive process?

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Saliva contains enzymes that begin the digestion of carbohydrates.

Front

What is the main function of the large intestine?

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To absorb water and electrolytes from indigestible food matter.

Front

What is mechanical digestion?

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The physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces.