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Unit 3 Test Review-Part 1 Digestive System (Chapter 23)
1. List and describe the locations of the major organs/structures of the alimentary canal.
2. List and describe the locations of the accessory organs of the digestive system.
3. Define peristalsis.
4. Describe the mechanical digestion which occurs in the mouth.
5. Describe the chemical digestion in the mouth of carbohydrates.
6. Explain the function of the esophagus.
7. List the enzyme in gastric juice (stomach) and explain the function of the enzyme.
8. List and explain the function of each enzyme found in pancreatic juice. (enzymes from
the pancreas)
9. List and explain the function of each enzyme secreted by the small intestine.
10. Describe what is absorbed in the small intestine.
11. What does the large intestine absorb?
12. What does the large intestine eliminate?
13. Trace the path of food, starting at the mouth, through the body. Include the path of
wastes out of the body.
14. What type of food does salivary amylase and pancreatic amylase break down?
15. What type of food does pepsin help to break down?
16. What type of food does intestinal lipase and pancreatic lipase help to break down?
17. Proteins are broken down in the small intestine with the aid of the following enzymes:
18. Study diagrams of the anatomy of the digestive system organs. Be able to identify all
structures.