MDCAT(Digestive system 1)

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

Where does the process of digestion begin?

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

What makes the small intestine have such a large surface area?

What part of the digestive system mechanically and chemically breaks down food?

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

What are the rhythmic muscular contractions of your esophagus called to help food move along?

What does the pancreas do?