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A. Produces enzymes;
Neutralises chyme
A. Hepatic portal vein
Q. True or False. Urea is formed in
the kidneys.
Q. True or False. The liver produces
bile.
A. FLASE
A. TRUE
Q. Name a process by which soluble
Q. Give one digestive function of the
foods are absorbed into the blood
pancreas.
from the small intestine.
A. Produces enzymes trypsin,
amylase, lipase
A. Diffusion; Passive transport
Q. What type of food is mainly
Q. The stomach secretes
absorbed into the lacteal of the villi? hydrochloric acid onto the ingested
food. Give one function of this acid.
A. Provides medium for pepsin
A. Fatty acids and glycerol
Q. The colon contains many
Q. State a role that the liver plays in symbiotic bacteria – mostly ‘good’
the digestive process.
bacteria. State two benefits we get
from these bacteria.
A. Produces bile; Emulsification;
A. Synthesise vitamins; OutProduces NaHCO3; Neutralizes acid compete pathogens; Complement
immune system; Break down fibre
Q. Name a substance transported to
Q. Where does the partially
the liver by the blood in the hepatic digested food go when it leaves the
portal vein.
stomach?
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A. Glucose; Amino acids; Minerals;
Vitamins; etc.
Q. Name the blood vessel that
brings oxygenated blood to the
liver.
A. Duodenum
Q. What is the pH of the stomach
contents?
A. Hepatic artery
A. 1 – 2
Q. Where is bile stored after it has
been made in the liver?
A. Gall bladder
Q. Give one role that the bile salts
play in the digestive process.
A. Emulsify fats; Neutralise acidic
chyme
Q. What is meant by peristalsis?
A. Muscular contractions in the
walls of the alimentary canal to
move food
Q. What is meant by egestion?
A. Getting rid of undigested food
waste
Q. Proteins are digested to simpler
Q. Give two functions of the liver,
substances. What are these simpler
other than the manufacture of bile.
substances called?
A. Storage of minerals & vitamins;
Deamination; Heat generation;
Detoxification
Q. The hepatic portal vein carries
blood from the alimentary canal to
the …
A. Amino acids
Q. Where in the human alimentary
canal is most water absorbed?
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A. Liver
A. Colon; Large intestine
Q. Where in the digestive system
are the products of digestion
absorbed?
Q. What is meant by a ‘balanced’
diet?
A. Small intestine
A. One which contains all the food
types in the correct proportions
Q. Name the blood vessel that joins
the small intestine) to the liver.
Q. State one digestive function of
the pancreas.
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