Digestive system

The digestive system is an organ system that processes food, extracts nutrients from it, and eliminates residue.

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The large intestine is longer than the small intestine.

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• False

Most fat is digested by pancreatic lipase.

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• False

The brush borders of intestinal absorptive cells contain numerous goblet cells.

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• False

The small intestine begins with the duodenum, which is its longest segment.

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• False

The liver is the body's largest gland.

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• False

Absorption of many nutrients starts in the stomach.

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• False

Both chemical and mechanical digestion start in the mouth and continue in the stomach.

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• False

Enamel is found in the crown of a tooth, whereas dentin is part of both the crown and the root.

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• False

The enteric nervous system regulates much of the digestive activity, but its action depends on the central nervous system.

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• False