- How many teeth does the adult mouth have?
- breaks down proteins into amino acids.
- _____________________ is the process of food being torn and ground into smaller pieces in the mouth. It is another word for "chewing".
- A ball of food being swallowed is called a:
- Breaks down lipids, which are fats and oils, into glycerol and fatty acids.
- A feather-shaped digestive organ that secretes enzymes to breakdown food.
- The muscular organ that aids with chewing and swallowing of food is the
- The part of the body that closes to keep food and liquid from entering the airway?
- In the large intestine, food enters as chyme and leaves as ____________
- Which part of the small intestine receives bile from the gallbladder and liver?
- Cholelithiasis is another word for what?
- Accessory organs of the digestive system are the tongue, teeth, salivary glands, pancreas, liver and ________________________.
- The physical breakdown of food begins in the
- Food moves from the pharynx to the stomach by passing through the what?
- The external opening of the large intestine is the
- Stress would be most commonly associated with what digestive disorder?
- The Digestive Tract can also be known as the Gastrointestinal Tract and the ____________________________ canal.
- The wavelike motions of the intestines that move food along the digestive tract are called what?
- When small quantities of stomach acid are regurgitated into the esophagus, the resulting condition is called what?
- What kind of digestion is the process where food is converted to substances usable by the body?