3.4 Digestive System (Part 2)

What is the name of the organ that stores the chemical that is needed to break down fats into smaller droplets?

• gall bladder

• liver

• pancreas

• small intestine

Provides additional enzymes to help nutrients get digested in the small intestine.

• liver
• kidneys
• gallbladder

• pancreas

• stomach
• pancreas
• large intestine
• small intestine

What do the villi do?

• Breaks fat into smaller droplets.

• Produces digestive enzymes in the small intestine.

• Protects the stomach from digesting itself

• Increases surface area of the small intestine to maximize absorption.

What makes the small intestine have such a large surface area? (Select all that apply)

• 6 meters long

• lots of villi

• large diameter

• lots of blood vessels

Which parts of the diagram is the small and large intestine?

• B~ small intestine

  E~ large intestine

• D~ small intestine

  E~ large intestine

• B~ large intestine

  E~ small intestine

• E~ small intestine

  D~ large intestine

Which organs carry out chemical digestion?

• stomach, esophagus, and small intestine

• mouth and large intestine

• stomach and small intestine

• mouth, stomach, and small intestine

What is this organ?

• Pancreas

• Gallbladder

• Liver

• Stomach

A person complaining of digestion problems is determined to be not digesting fats well. Which of the following could explain his condition?

• The stomach does not allow bile to pass into the small intestine.

• The tube leading from the gallbladder is blocked.

• The stomach is not acidic enough for the digestion of fats.

• The person is producing excess bile.

Where is bile released?

• Pancreas

• Liver

• Stomach

• Small intestine