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Ingestion - Answer act of eating
digestion - Answer process of breaking food down into molecules small enough to absorb
enzymatic hydrolysis - Answer the process in digestion that splits macromolecules from food
by the enzymatic addition of water
absorption - Answer uptake of nutrients by body cells
elimination - Answer passage of undigested materials out of the digestive compartment
digestive system: - Answer protects interior of cells from hydrolytic enzymes, can consume
larger quantities of food
most digestive cavities are - Answer tubes
alimentary canal - Answer digestive tube that extends from the mouth to the anus
anatomy of alimentary canal - Answer smooth muscle, lined by epithelial cells, secrete
hormones, transport, secrete enzymes
hydrolytic enzymes - Answer enzymes that speed up the breakdown of chemical bonds
through the addition of water
amylase - Answer Enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in starches
Pepsin - Answer An enzyme present in gastric juice that begins the hydrolysis of proteins
Chymotrypsin - Answer One of the main pancreatic proteases; it is activated by trypsin.
Trypsin - Answer an enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine
lipase - Answer pancreatic enzyme necessary to digest fats
, 3 methods of absorption of nutrients - Answer passive diffusion, facilitated diffusion, active
transport
salivary glands - Answer Glands of the mouth that produce saliva, a digestive secretion
esophagus - Answer A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
stomach - Answer large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion
of food
pharynx - Answer throat
liver - Answer produces bile
Gallbladder - Answer stores and concentrates bile
pancreas - Answer secretes digestive enzymes into small intestine
large intestine - Answer Absorbs water and forms feces
small intestine - Answer where most chemical digestion and absorption takes place
Rectum - Answer stores feces for removal
anus - Answer eliminates waste
gastric juice - Answer A digestive fluid secreted by the stomach, hydrochloric acid and
pesinogen
the stomach digests - Answer proteins partially, no lipid or carbohydrates
mucus - Answer protects the stomach lining from gastric juice
chief cells - Answer secrete pepsinogen