Digestive System

Digestive System Overview

by Toya Rice

​If Your doctor told you that you need to increase your starch intake. You would

​eat more Bread, cereal, potatoes, and rice

​What process enables you to swallow your food even if you are standing on your head?

​Peristalsis

​A ring of muscle that keeps food moving in the correct direction in the digestive tract 

​sphincter

​What is the main purpose of mechanical digestion?

​To increase the surface area of food particles so that chemical digestion can work faster

​Know the parts of the digstive system and their function

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​Where does digestion begins

​In the mouth

​Which of the following is true about the liver? 

It is a structure in the digestive system through which food does not pass

​a soggy ball of swallowed food

​is called a bolus

​the body's first choice for fuel

​glucose

​a simple carbohydrate

​sugar

​a complex carbohydrate

​starch