Maceration refers to the ________ of food.

Chewing increases the surface area of food so that ________ digestion can occur.

Which of the following is a major organ of the digestive system?

Which of the following is NOT a major organ of the digestive system?

Which of the following is an accessory organ of the digestive system?

Fill in the blank: The ________ is responsible for producing saliva that moistens and breaks down food chemically with enzymes.

Lysozyme breaks down the polysaccharide walls of many bacteria, protecting our bodies against infection.

Each bump on the tongue has many taste buds on it that can taste all flavors.

Bumps on the tongue have a 'map' that can only taste certain flavors.

Fill in the blank: The mechanical breaking down of food in the mouth is done by ________.

Which organ is NOT listed as a major organ of the digestive system?

Fill in the blank: The ________ is the beginning of digestion.

Pharynx: Connect the mouth and _______.

Pharynx: Includes the _______ which protects the airway.

Esophagus: The esophagus is a muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the _______.

Esophagus: Peristalsis refers to _______-like motions.

Stomach: Once food enters the stomach, a _______ closes and protects from coming back up into the esophagus.

Stomach: If food comes back up into the esophagus, it is called _______.

Stomach: The stomach is _______-shaped (like a cashew), hollow organ.

Stomach: Mechanical digestion in the stomach occurs with a highly acidic chemical composition of _______ pH.

Stomach: HCl produces acidity and triggers release of _______ (which breaks down proteins).

Stomach: The stomach has _______ layers and is covered in mucus that protects the stomach from the high pH.

Stomach: If stomach contents touch skin, it would produce a _______ burn.

Stomach: Food leaving the stomach into the Small intestine is called _______.

Pancreas: The pancreas is located _______ the stomach.

Pancreas: Hormones from the pancreas regulate the _______ sugar.

The pancreas produces enzymes that breakdown carbs, lipids, and proteins in the _______ intestine.

Pancreas: The pancreas neutralizes the acidity of the chyme with _______.

Liver: The liver is located _______ the stomach.

Liver: The liver is considered the center of the _______ activity.

Liver: The liver produces _______.

Liver: Bile is needed for digestion and absorption of fats in the _______ intestine.

Gallbladder: The gallbladder is a _______ shaped organ.

Gallbladder: The gallbladder stores bile made by the liver until the body needs it for _______.

Gallbladder: The gallbladder is _______ in appearance due to bile storage.

Gallbladder: The gallbladder is connected to the liver and the _______ (first part of the small intestine).

What is the average length of an adult small intestine?

Which organ is the place of chemical digestion and absorption of nutrients?

Name the three sections of the small intestine.

Which section of the small intestine is responsible for chemical digestion?

Which section of the small intestine absorbs carbs and proteins and is covered in villi?

Which section of the small intestine is the longest and absorbs lipids and bile salts, covered in villi and microvilli?

What does the large intestine remove from the body?

What do bacteria present in the large intestine feed on?

How many sections does the large intestine have?

Which part of the large intestine has no known function?

Which part is considered the beginning of the large intestine?

Which is the largest part of the large intestine and has 4 sections?

Which part of the large intestine is the final portion, straight, 12 cm long, and used for temporary storage?

Which part of the large intestine is the external opening controlled by sphincter muscles?

Name a disease related to the digestive system: ________

Name a disease related to the digestive system: ________

Name a disease related to the digestive system: ________

Name a disease related to the digestive system: ________

Name a disease related to the digestive system: ________

Name a disease related to the digestive system: ________

Name a disease related to the digestive system: ________