Digestive System recap

What is chemical digestion?

• compounds of food broken down into smaller parts

• break down and movement of food

What is mastication?

• inside of the bowel

• movement of food

• chewing

Large tube which transport food down the throat

• Esophagus

• pharynx

• lumen

What is propulsion?

• valves in the oesophagus

• movement of food

• bodily acid

What is lumen?

• valves in the esophagus

• opening inside the bowel

• movement of food

What does the gallbladder do?

• passes food through it freely

• moistens the food

• absorbs water

• stores and concentrates bile

What are sphincters?

• valves which store and digest bile

• valves that open and close in the system

• valves that swallow food

• the inside of the bowel

What is chyme?

• acid which passes from the stomach to the small intestine

• acid which passes from the mouth to the oesophagus

• acid which passes from the pharynx to the larynx

• acid which passes from the large intestine to the small intestine

Which intestine absorbs nutrients and sends it into the bloodstream?

• large

• small

What is bolus?

• valves in the throat

• passage of food

• food chewed and mixed with saliva in the mouth