Digestion: - correct answer is the process of transforming food into basic nutrients that can be absorbed across the wall of the GI tract; once absorbed,
... [Show More] the nutrients can be used to fuel our cells for growth, fight infection, and provide energy to our muscles and brain to perform daily activities
The GI tract is a long hollow tube that begins: - correct answer with the mouth and ends at the anus
The innermost layer of the GI tract is known as the _______ or _______. This is made up of absorptive cells and glands. - correct answer intestinal wall; mucosa
Ulcers/Peptic ulcer: - correct answer a sore that develops on the lining of the esophagus, stomach, or small intestine
The other layers of the GI tract are compromised of ________. There job is to: - correct answer circular and longitudinal muscles; is to mix the food and move it along the GI tract
What are the organs apart of the digestive process, but not apart of the GI tract: - correct answer salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas
There are six specific parts of the GI tract: - correct answer the mouth, esophagus, stomach. small intestine, large intestine, and the rectum
What role do organs play in the digestion system: - correct answer to produce and secrete substances that aid in digestion
In the digestive system,the breakdown of food into smaller units involves: - correct answer chemical and mechanical processes
There are 3 processes that the body can use to absorb nutrients from the GI tract into the blood or lymph system and eventually into the cells. What are they: - correct answer passive diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and active transport
Passive diffusion: - correct answer in which substances move easily in and out of the cells without the use of energy
Facilitated diffusion: - correct answer is a process in which special protein carriers are needed to help substances cross into or out of the cell/ No energy is required in this
Active Transport: - correct answer is when energy is needed to get the substance into or out of the cell
Before food enters the mouth, the digestive process actually begins with a variety of stimulus. Name 5: - correct answer 1. cognition - thoughts about food start the slow of saliva
2. sound - hearing a description of a meal
3. odor - the smell of the food stimulates your hunger response and aids in taste
4. appearance - seeing it
5. taste - how it feels when the food enters the mouth
Where is the mouth on the GI tract and what is its function: - correct answer it is the beginning of the GI tract; its function of the mouth is to alter the food particles to prepare them to be swallowed
The tongue gives us the ability to taste. What are the five flavors that an be identified: - correct answer sweet, salty, sour bitter, and umami
The end by product of digestion in the mouth is known as a: - correct answer bolus
What is the esophagus and is its role: - correct answer it is the tube that connects the throat with the stomach; its role is to transport food to the stomach [Show Less]