Sc-Ch2-6th-Review

The digestive enzyme in saliva that initiates the chemical breakdown of starch is known as:

• polysaccharide

• amylase

• pepsin

The small intestine has an average length of _____ meters.

• 5

• 15

• 6.7

The involuntary contraction and relaxation of the smooth muscle that is responsible for the movement of food is known as:

• intestinal digestion

• chyme

• persitalsis

Any material that has not been digested or absorbed

• feces

• pancreatic juices

• gastric juices

Bicarbonate and digestive enzymes manufactured by the pancreas

• feces

• pancreatic juices

• gastric juices

Vitamins and minerals

• micronutrients

• macronutrients

• gastric juices

Secretions from the stomach wall that contain hydrochloric acid

• micronutrients

• macronutrients

• gastric juices

Salts and digestive pigments stored in the gall bladder

• micronutrients

• macronutrients

• bile juices

Polysaccharide or complex sugar of plant origin that is found in food

• starch

• macronutrients

• bile juices

Proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids

• starch

• macronutrients

• bile juices