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Which of the following is NOT a function of the digestive system?
Which of the following is NOT a function of the digestive system?
- A) Ingestion of food and water
- B) Mechanical digestion of food
- C) Synthesis of hormones (correct)
- D) Absorption of digested food and water into the blood and lymph
What role do bile salts play in digestion?
What role do bile salts play in digestion?
- A) Breaking down proteins into amino acids
- B) Breaking down carbohydrates into simple sugars
- C) Emulsifying fats into smaller droplets (correct)
- D) Splitting nucleic acids into nucleotides
Which of the following is an example of chemical digestion?
Which of the following is an example of chemical digestion?
- A) Teeth cutting food
- B) Stomach churning food
- C) Bile emulsifying fats
- D) Enzymes breaking down proteins into amino acids (correct)
List two similarities between mechanical and chemical digestion.
List two similarities between mechanical and chemical digestion.
List two differences between chemical and mechanical digestion
List two differences between chemical and mechanical digestion
People who have had their gall bladder removed are unable to control the release of bile into the small intestine. Predict a consequence of this.
People who have had their gall bladder removed are unable to control the release of bile into the small intestine. Predict a consequence of this.
The process in which carbohydrate, protein, and fat molecules are broken down into products small enough to be absorbed into the blood and into the cells is called ________.
The process in which carbohydrate, protein, and fat molecules are broken down into products small enough to be absorbed into the blood and into the cells is called ________.
Mechanical digestion increases the ________ of food to allow more effective chemical digestion.
Mechanical digestion increases the ________ of food to allow more effective chemical digestion.
During chemical digestion, carbohydrates are split into ________, proteins are split into ________, and lipids are split into ________.
During chemical digestion, carbohydrates are split into ________, proteins are split into ________, and lipids are split into ________.
Enzymes are biological catalysts that increase the rate of a reaction without being ________.
Enzymes are biological catalysts that increase the rate of a reaction without being ________.
The ________ releases bile into the small intestine to aid in the emulsification of fats.
The ________ releases bile into the small intestine to aid in the emulsification of fats.
define mechanical digestion
define mechanical digestion
define chemical digestion
define chemical digestion
define bile
define bile
define Enzymes
define Enzymes
