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Chapter 12: Digestive System
Study Guide
1. Define digestion
2. List the organs that are part of the alimentary canal.
3. List the organs that are part of the accessory organs.
4. What is the function of the alimentary canal?
5. Define peristalsis
6. What purpose does the mouth have in digestion?
7. What parts or structures have to do with digestion in the mouth?
8. When do primary teeth and secondary teeth come in?
9. What is the total number of teeth in a child versus in an adult?
10. List the four types of teeth and their functions. Be able to id the different types.
11. Describe the difference between the root and the crown of a tooth.
12. What is the purpose of the salivary glands to digestion?
13. What is the enzyme that helps break down food?
14. What purpose does mucous have with swallowing?
15. Give the location of the following salivary glands: parotid gland, submandibular
gland, sublingual gland.
16. What is the main function of the pharynx and the esophagus?
17. Explain the 3 steps in swallowing.
18. Where is the stomach located in a human?
19. Define rugae
20. What is the function of the stomach?
21. List the 4 regions of the stomach and be able to identify on a diagram.
22. Define pyloric sphincter
23. What are 2 of the enzymes found in gastric secretions?
24. Why is mucous so important to the stomach?
25. What controls the secretion of gastric juices?
26. What substances can the stomach absorb?
27. Define chyme
28. What is the function of the pancreas?
29. Where is the liver located?
30. List 3 function of the liver.
31. Where is the gall bladder located?
32. What is the function of the gall bladder?
33. Where is the small intestine located?
34. What organs secrete juices into the small intestine?
35. Does the small intestine have digestive purposes?
36. Explain the difference between the duodenum and the jejnum/ileum section of the
small intestine.
37. Define mesentery
38. Define villi and state where they are found.
39. What structure controls movement of small intestine?
40. List 2 differences between the small intestine and the large intestine.
41. Give the correct order of the 4 parts of the large intestine from anterior to
posterior.
42. Which part of the large intestine is the longest?
43. Does the large intestine have digestive purposes?
44. What are feces made up of?
45. Know diagram to label on test.