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Chapter 20: Digestive System
1. What does the digestive tract, or alimentary canal, consist of?
2. What are the accessory digestive organs?
3. Describe the two phases of digestion.
4. What two digestive enzymes are contained in saliva?
5. Name the two main functions of the stomach.
6. How does the stomach prepare food for digestion?
7. What digestive fluid does the liver secrete, and how does it aid digestion?
8. What is the function of the gallbladder?
9. How does the pancreas aid digestion?
10. Identify the three divisions of the small intestine and describe the digestive processes that
occur in each.
11. How do villi and microvilli aid the digestive process?
12. Describe the three types of carbohydrates.
13. How are carbohydrates digested?
14. What is contact digestion?
15. How are proteins digested?
16. How does the digestion of fats differ from that of carbohydrates and proteins?
17. What happens after food has been processed and its nutrients absorbed?
18. Explain the path of waste material through the large intestine.
19. What are the two sphincters of the anus?
Chapter 20 Study Group Questions
Understanding Anatomy & Physiology
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