Med Term Chapter 8 Digestive System

The process of breaking down food into usable material for the body is called ?

• Digestion

• Eliminating Waste

• Mouth

• Esophagus

The name of organ R is ..., it produces an enzyme named ....

• liver, bile

• heart, bile

• stomach, pepsin

• stomach, ptyalin

An accessory organ that secretes insulin and also buffers to neutralize stomach acids and enzymes to break down proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates

• liver

• pancreas

• appendix

• rectum

A small sac below the liver to store and release bile into the small intestine is ....

• pancreas

• liver

• gallbladder

• anus

The squeezing movements where the food is pushed through the esophagus into the stomach are called ... motions.

• squezzing

• swallowing

• peristalsis

• chewing

Absorption of food and nutrients is the function of organ number ....

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

The suffgix that indicates vomit_______.

• -pepsia

• -phagia

• -emesis

• -ectomy

There are three salivary glands. Select them

• sub mandibular

• sub tv

• sub lingual

• parotid

• sony kapil sharma show

Functions of saliva

• lubricates

• softens

• mixes

• helps in constiaption

The process of chewing one’s food

• Salivary amylase

• Chyme

• Mastication

• Fiber