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The Virtual Body – Digestive System Guided Tour
1. Based on the first page, where do you think the alimentary canal begins and ends (using
CORRECT anatomical terminology)?
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Where does digestion begin?
What type of tissue makes up the alimentary canal?
How long is the alimentary canal?
What are two functions of saliva?
6. How does food move through the esophagus?
7. The stomach mixes food with ________________________________ and turns it into
________________.
8. What two accessory organs release digestive enzymes into the small intestines?
9. What does the liver release?
10. How does bile help digestion? (Be specific.)
11. List the three sections of the small intestine.
12. What is the function of the small intestine?
13. Where does carbohydrate digestion begin? Protein digestion?
14. How and where are nutrients absorbed?
15. What is another name for the large intestine?
16. List the four sections of the large intestine.
17. What is the function of the large intestine?