The Human Digestive System

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What are the three stages of the process of digestion?

Pre-digestion phase, digestion phase, absorption phase

Salivary phase, liver phase, pancreatic phase

Mouth phase, stomach phase, intestine phase

Cephalic phase, gastric phase, intestinal phase (correct)

Which organ secretes the digestive enzymes amylase and lingual lipase?

Salivary glands (correct)

Gallbladder

Liver

Pancreas

What initiates the mechanical process of digestion in the mouth?

Chewing (correct)

Swallowing

Tongue movement

Saliva production

Which phase of digestion begins with secretions from gastric glands in response to the sight and smell of food?

Cephalic phase Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the gallbladder in the human digestive system?

Storage and concentration of bile Signup and view all the answers

Which organ is responsible for secreting amylase and lingual lipase?

Salivary glands Signup and view all the answers

Which phase of digestion involves the mechanical breakdown of food by chewing?

Cephalic phase Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the gallbladder in the human digestive system?

Stores bile produced by the liver Signup and view all the answers

What produces a bolus which is swallowed down the esophagus to enter the stomach?

Saliva Signup and view all the answers

What initiates the chemical breakdown of food by digestive enzymes in the mouth?

Tongue Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What are the three stages of the process of digestion?

Which organ secretes the digestive enzymes amylase and lingual lipase?

What initiates the mechanical process of digestion in the mouth?

Which phase of digestion begins with secretions from gastric glands in response to the sight and smell of food?

What is the function of the gallbladder in the human digestive system?

Which organ is responsible for secreting amylase and lingual lipase?

Which phase of digestion involves the mechanical breakdown of food by chewing?

What is the function of the gallbladder in the human digestive system?

What produces a bolus which is swallowed down the esophagus to enter the stomach?

What initiates the chemical breakdown of food by digestive enzymes in the mouth?

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