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What fluid does your liver produce?
bile
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What does bile do?
breaks fats into smaller molecules
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In which section of the small intestine are more juices added to the chyme?
duodenum
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What are the three parts of your small intestine?
duodenum, jejunum, and ilium
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What type of nutrient is absorbed by the blood in the large intestine?
water
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What are two other names we can use to refer to the digestive tract?
alimentary canal / gastrointestinal tract
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What are enzymes?
molecules that speed up chemical reactions
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What is another name for your mouth?
Oral cavity
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TRUE/FALSE: the tongue is a muscle.
TRUE
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Saliva contains enzymes called ______________ and it's responsible for the beginning of __________ digestion.
salivary amylase / chemical
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What do your salivary glands do?
Produce saliva (aka SPIT)
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Pepsin is an enzyme that breaks down: ___________ & _____________
proteins and fats
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What mixture is created when the food and gastric juices are mixed?
CHYME
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Where are the salivary glands?
under your tongue
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When food is passed through the esophagus, where does it go?
Stomach
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What does your food mix with when it enters the stomach?
Gastric juices
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Which organ sends enyzmes to the small intestive through the pancreatic duct?
pancreas
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Where is bile stored?
gall bladder
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Saliva breaks down ____________ into simple ______________ when chemical digestion begins.
starches / sugars
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Why do we need the mucus in our stomachs?
protects the stomach walls from the strong acids and enzymes
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Where can we find hydrochloric acid and what is it responsible for?
stomach / breaks down proteins
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What are the 5 organs of the digestive tract?
mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine
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The process in which your teeth tear and grind your food is called...?
Mechanical digestion
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How much saliva do you make every day?
2-3 pints
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How long is an adult's SMALL intestine?
about 21+ feet long
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How many sets of salivary glands do we have?
6
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What two things does your tongue help you do?
move the food around and helps you taste with taste buds
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Gastric juices are composed of which THREE juices?
enzymes, acids, and mucus
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What three things are broken down by pancreatic enzymes?
carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
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TRUE/FALSE: you can control the movement of your esophagus.
FALSE
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Bile is responsible for breaking down which nutrient?
Fats
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