Human Nutrition

Egestion is the.....

• removal of undigested food from the gut.

• taking of food into the body.

• absorption of digested food molecules into the body.

• removal of water from the large intestine.

What is the term given to the muscular contractions that move food through the digestive system?

Which enzyme breaks down starch into glucose?

• pepsin

• amylase

• protease

• lipase

Starch is....

• a large carbohydrate made from many amino acids.

• a large protein made from many glucose molecules.

• a large carbohydrate made from many glucose molecules.

• a lipid made from glycerol and fatty acids.

• a small protein made from amino acids.

Maltase is an enzyme that breaks down _______ in to _______. (write the 2 words below separated by a space)

________ is an enzyme that breaks down proteins in to _____ _____. (3 words separated by a space)

Long chains of amino acids make form....

• proteins

• lipids

• carbohydrates

__________is an enzyme that breaks down lipids in to ______________.

• Lipase. Fatty acids and glycerol.

• Lipidase. Amino acids and glycerol.

• Lipase. Fatty acids and glycogen.

• Lipidase. Fatty acids and glucagon.

What is the alkaline fluid that emulsifies fats, and so helps digest them?

What letter on the diagram corresponds to the organ that produces bile?