Anatomy - Digestive Processes

The process of breaking down food into nutrient rich molecules.

• absorption

• digestion

• peristalsis

• villi

The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood.

• absorption

• digestion

• peristalsis

• villi

waves of muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.

• digestion

• absorption

• peristalsis

• villi

Where does the digestion of lipids take place?

• Stomach

• Stomach and small intestine

• Small intestine

• Mouth, stomach and small intestine

• Mouth and small intestine

Where does the digestion of carbohydrates take place?

• Mouth

• Mouth and Stomach

• Mouth and small Intestine

• Mouth and large intestine

• Stomach

Which are the nutrients digested in the small intestine?

• Carbohydrates and proteins

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates, proteins and lipids

• Lipids and proteins

• Lipids

Breaking food down with the use of enzymes is known as:

• Chemical Digestion
• Physical Digestion

Peristalsis refers to

• one of the digestive organs
• the action of the stomach
• heart rate increasing
• smooth muscles moving food through the digestive system

Chewing food is an example of _____________.

• chemical digestion
• mechanical digestion

The chewing of your food is called what?

• Eating

• Mastication

• Swallowing

• Enzymes