Where does the process of digestion begin?

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

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

Proteins break down to:

Lipids are digested by enzymes into

What is the term given to a ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth?

Where does the digestion of carbohydrates take place?

Enzymes are catalysts. What is a catalyst

what are enzymes made up of?

We need to eat so that our body has the food substances that it needs...

The process of breaking down foods into smaller parts is called

Our body can easily absorb food without digesting it.

What stage of digestion is being shown by this picture?

Amylase in saliva changes starch into...

What does the salivary glands do for the digestive system? Select all that apply

Which of the following answers correctly sequences the pathway food takes from the beginning to end?

What is the flap like organ which prevents the food from going into trachea?

Digestion of which nutrient takes place in buccal cavity

Identify the part of the tooth labelled A.

How many teeth are there in the human body

Which type of tooth is designed to grind food

Teeth are important in digestion because 

What are the four front middle teeth that help to bite the food called?

What are the two teeth just lateral to the four front middle teeth that help to tear the food called?

Which teeth are identified in this picture? These teeth are big and strong to help you grind food so it can be swallowed

The tiny, pink bumps on your tongue are called

The nerves associated with smell are referred to as the:

Small projections located on the tongue’s surface where taste buds are located are known as:

A person who can smell nothing has:

Senses that respond to chemicals in solution utilize which of the following:

Which of the following receptors guide the intake of carbohydrates:

Which of the following receptors respond to nitrogen containing molecules:

Which of the following receptors guides the intake of protein:

Which of the following receptors would guide the intake of minerals such as sodium, potassium, calcium, iron, etc:

Which of the following responds to acidic solutions:

Which of the following detects spoiled foods and poisons:

chemical sense of smell

Your senses of taste and smell are known as you two ____________ senses.

As the chemicals that cause smells enter your nose, they are dissolved in ________ so that they can be detected by your olfactory receptor cells.

True or False: Holding your nose, or having a stuffed nose makes it harder to taste your food.

When we are exposed to a smell and decide it isn't something to worry about our nose will go 'nose blind'. This is a ___.

What is the flap like structure that is in the opening of the pharynx?

What is the flap like structure that prevents us from choking?

Identify the part of the tooth labelled B.

Identify the part of the tooth labelled D.

When 'this part' is inflamed, we call it gingivitis.

In your ___, both food and air from our nose combine. We need to take care to not inhale while we swallow.

Hardest material in your body: