Digestive System

Digested food in the stomach is called

• bolus

• pepsin

• chyme

• jejunum

What happens when you consume more calories than your body can burn off?

• The pancreas breaks down the excess calories.

• They are excreted from the body.

• They are converted to fatty acids and stored in adipose tissue.

• They are converted to glucose molecules and stored in the liver.

What is produced in the stomach

• bile

• amino acids

• hydrochloric acid

• carbonic acid

Most water absorption occurs in the

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

• ileum

The enzyme produced in the mouth to start the break down of starches

• pepsin

• amylase

• maltase

• trypsin

The esophogus is this long

• 10 feet

• 1 foot

• 20 inches

• 10 inches

What is the role of the pancreas?

• breaking down enzymes

• breaking down fats

• making enzymes

• removing toxins

What are amino acids?

• proteins

• wvitamins

• fibers

• cells

How long is the small intestine?

• 10 feet

• 20 feet

• 15 feet

• 5 feet

Pepsin helps break proteins down into

• enzymes

• amino acids

• glucose

• cholesterol