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2023 Digestive System Study Guide

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Carbohydrates are broken down into

nucleic acids

amino acids

fatty acids

monosaccharides

Lipids are broken down into

nucleic acids

amino acids

fatty acids

monosaccharides

Proteins are broken down into

nucleic acids

amino acids

fatty acids

monosaccharides

Which organic molecule provides long term energy and insulation?

nucleotides

proteins

lipids

carbohydrates

Click on the two functions of the digestion system

absorb nutrients

transport carbon dioxide and oxygen between tissues and blood

movement

brain sends and receives messages

breaks down food into smaller pieces

Where is the starch (a complex carbohydrate) in the apple initially broken down?

stomach

mouth

small intestine

large intestine

What enzyme is released by the salivary glands?

pepsin

trypsin

sucrase

amylase

The passageway for food to the stomach is the

esophagus

mouth

small intestine

large intestine

What enzyme works in the stomach?

pepsin

lipase

sucrase

amylase

Pepsin breaks down

carbohydrates

lipids

proteins

nucleic acids

The pancreas and liver release digesitve juices into the 

stomach

large intestine

small intestine

esophagus

The  small intestine produces many enzymes. Which enzyme in the small intestine breaks down any remaining proteins?

pepsin

lipase

sucrase

peptidase

What is the function of bile?

Chemical digestion of proteins in the stomach

Helps with absorption of water in the large intestine

Breaks  down lipids into fat droplets

Chemical digestion of carbohydrates

If  your gallbladder was removed, what foods would you have a hard time digesting?

carbohydrates

lipids

proteins

starches

Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream in the

mouth

stomach

large intestine

small intestine

Which accessory organ produces fluid that increases the pH in the small intestine? This fluid stops the work of pepsin in the small intestine.

liver

gallbladder

salivary glands

pancreas

Water is absorbed in which organ?

large intestine

stomach

mouth

small intestine

Match the organ with the function

Small Intestine

Physically breaks down food with teeth and chemically breaks down food with saliva

Rectum

Passageway for food

Esophagus

Stores food and breaks down proteins

Large Intestine

Absorbs nutrients into blood

Stomach

Absorbs water

Mouth

Stores feces

Match the accessory organ with its function

Pancreas

Makes bile

Liver

Stores bile

Gallbladder

Releases digestive juices to stop the work of pepsin in the small intestine

Move the enzymes to what organic molecule they break down

Salivary Amylase

Pepsin

Bile

Sucrase

Peptidase

Intestinal Lipase

Carbohydrate

Lipid

Protein

Move the enzyme to the organ that produces it.

Bile

Peptidase

Salivary Amylase

Intestinal Lipase

Sucrase

Pepsin

Stomach

Mouth

Small Intestine

Liver

Click on the three accessory organs

small intestine

pancreas

liver

large intestine

gallbladder

mouth

stomach

Chron's disease causes inflammation of the digestive track, particulary the small intestine would directly interfere with the  of the following digestive fuctions?

liquefying food

reabsorbing water

absorbing nutrients

moving food to the stomach