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What is the primary function of the digestive system?
Which enzyme in saliva begins the process of converting starches into maltose disaccharides?
What happens if more food energy is consumed than is used in activity?
Where does food conversion into nutrients primarily occur in the digestive system?
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Which layer of the digestive tract contains smooth muscle and is responsible for mechanical breakdown of food particles?
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What is the primary action of the tongue in the oral cavity?
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What is the function of the epiglottis during swallowing?
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What type of movement does the esophagus undergo to push food towards the stomach?
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What is the role of the cardioesophageal sphincter?
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Why does acid reflux or heartburn occur?
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Which part of the digestive system secretes gastric digestive juices?
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What is the direction of the peristaltic wave in the esophagus?
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What enzyme is responsible for protein digestion in the stomach?
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Which part of the digestive system absorbs 80% of ingested water, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids?
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What pH range is necessary for the action of pepsin in protein digestion?
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What is the function of the pyloric sphincter in the stomach?
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What is the main function of the colon in the digestive system?
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Where is the vermiform appendix located?
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What activates pepsinogen into its active form, pepsin, in the stomach?
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What is the primary role of the large intestine in the digestive process?
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Which type of cells in the stomach produce hydrochloric acid (HCL)?
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When does gastric emptying typically occur after a meal?
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Which part of the digestive system stores feces until elimination?
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What is the function of the ileocecal valve in the digestive system?
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What is the function of the liver in relation to nutrients?
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Which organ adds secretions and enzymes that help break down food into nutrients?
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What is the role of the gallbladder in digestion?
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What is the purpose of glycogen in the body?
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Which nutrient is the body unable to produce and must be obtained from food?
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What does intestinal flora help extract nutrition from?
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What is the main role of the appendix in the digestive system?
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Which part of the large intestine is responsible for storing feces until elimination?
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What type of movement propels feces during elimination in the digestive system?
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Which sphincter regulates the exit of feces in the digestive tract involuntarily?
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What is the primary function of saliva in the digestive process?
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Which layer of the digestive tract contains soft connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve endings, and lymphatics?
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In the large intestine, what is the function of the intestinal flora found in the colon?
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Which of the following parts of the large intestine reabsorbs water from undigested food?
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What enzyme in saliva initiates the breakdown of starches into disaccharides?
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What could be a consequence of consuming more food energy than the body uses in activity?
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Where does food conversion into nutrients mainly occur within the digestive system?
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Which organ helps in moving the chewed and moistened food bolus from the mouth into the pharynx?
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What is the function of the bile produced by the liver in the digestive system?
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Which organ stores bile and concentrates bile salts to assist in digestion?
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What is the main role of the pancreas in the digestive system?
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What happens to excess sugars in the body according to the text?
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Which nutrient must be obtained from food because the body cannot produce it?
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What is the primary function of intestinal flora in the digestive system?
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What is the role of the highly acidic environment in the stomach during protein digestion?
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How does the stomach lining protect itself from the acidic environment and pepsin?
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What is the function of the chyme in the digestive process?
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Which type of cells in the stomach are responsible for producing hydrochloric acid (HCL)?
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What regulates the movement of chyme from the stomach to the small intestine?
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When is gastric emptying most likely to occur after a meal?
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What is the primary function of the villi in the small intestine?
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Which part of the small intestine is responsible for mixing chyme with pancreatic juices?
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What is the function of bile salts in the digestion process?
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Which organ produces and stores bile, releasing it into the duodenum to aid in digestion?
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What is the role of disaccharidases enzymes secreted by the small intestines?
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Which sphincter is located between the duodenum and the stomach, regulating the passage of chyme into the small intestine?
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The liver produces insulin to help with digestion.
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Human bodies have the ability to digest cellulose (fiber) on their own.
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Excess sugars in the body are primarily converted into proteins.
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The gallbladder aids the liver by storing and concentrating bile salts.
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Digestible carbohydrates are broken down into glucose during digestion to provide energy.
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Proteins in food are broken down into fatty acids during the digestion process.
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The ileocecal valve is located at the beginning of the small intestine.
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The main function of the colon is to absorb vitamins B, C, and K.
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The rectum stores urine until defecation.
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The outer sphincter that regulates the exit of feces is involuntary.
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The large intestine is much longer in length compared to the small intestine.
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The vermiform appendix has a significant role in immunity in humans.
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The epiglottis is a flap-like structure that covers the esophageal opening during swallowing.
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Peristaltic movement in the esophagus is a voluntary reflex.
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The cardioesophageal sphincter is located between the esophagus and the small intestine.
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Heartburn occurs when alkaline digestive juices escape back into the esophagus.
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The stomach is a tubular organ that connects the pharynx to the small intestine.
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The peristaltic wave in the esophagus can move food from the mouth to the stomach and also allows for reverse movement.
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The small intestine has three parts: the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum.
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Bile is produced in the pancreas and stored in the gallbladder.
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The chyme is mixed with acidic solution rich in bicarbonate that neutralizes the acidity of chyme from the stomach.
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Saliva contains an enzyme called lipase that helps break down proteins in the food.
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The wall of the small intestines secrete disaccharidases enzymes to facilitate digestion of polysaccharides into monosaccharides.
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Obesity can result from consuming more food energy than is used in activity.
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Microvilli are microscopic projections found on top of villi in the small intestine.
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The pyloric sphincter is located between the jejunum and the ileum.
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The main function of the liver in the digestive system is to produce and store bile for digestion.
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The esophagus undergoes peristalsis to push food towards the mouth.
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The primary role of the large intestine in the digestive process is the absorption of nutrients.
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The submucosa layer of the digestive tract contains smooth muscle responsible for mechanical breakdown of food particles.
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