12 Questions
Which organ plays an important role in mastication?
Salivary Glands
What is the name of the liquid or paste that food is broken down into?
Chyme
How are nutrients transported to the cells of the body?
Through the bloodstream
Which process involves the absorption of nutrients from food and their transportation to the cells of the body?
Assimilation
What is the name of the process where food mixes with acid and enzymes to break it down into chyme?
Digestion
Which process involves the expulsion of waste products from digestion through the rectum and anus?
Excretion
Which process involves the breakdown of food into a liquid or paste called chyme?
Digestion
What is the name of the process where the body absorbs the molecules from food and delivers them throughout the body?
Absorption
Which process involves the expulsion of waste products from digestion through the rectum and anus?
Excretion
Which organ produces digestive juices called bile?
Liver
What is the name of the gate that sends food into the esophagus and air into the lungs?
Pharynx
Where does the process of digestion begin in humans?
Mouth
Study Notes
Digestive System
- The mouth plays an important role in mastication, where food is broken down into a liquid or paste called chyme.
- Chyme is the liquid or paste that food is broken down into during digestion.
- Nutrients are transported to the cells of the body through the bloodstream.
- The process of digestion involves the absorption of nutrients from food and their transportation to the cells of the body.
- Gastric digestion is the process where food mixes with acid and enzymes to break it down into chyme.
- Defecation is the process that involves the expulsion of waste products from digestion through the rectum and anus.
- Mechanical digestion involves the breakdown of food into a liquid or paste called chyme.
- Absorption is the process where the body absorbs the molecules from food and delivers them throughout the body.
- The liver produces digestive juices called bile.
- The epiglottis is the gate that sends food into the esophagus and air into the lungs.
- The process of digestion begins in the mouth, specifically in humans.
Test your knowledge on the process of ingestion, digestion, and absorption with this informative quiz. From the role of teeth and saliva in mastication to the breakdown of food into chyme, this quiz will challenge your understanding of the journey food takes in our bodies.
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