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STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS FOR THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM QUIZ
 What is Chyme? Where is it made?
Stomach. Soupy mixture of partially broken down food.
 Where does digestion first occur in the body?
Mouth
 What do we have in our saliva to help us break down food?
Enzymes
 Why do we have enzymes?
To help break down food
 What is the rhythmic muscular motion that squeezes food through our
digestive system? (Think of freezer pops or gogurts)?
Peristalsis
 Where in the body does food get broken down by bile?
Duodenum of the small intestine
 How many parts does the small intestine have, what are they called?
3 duodenum, ileum, jejunum
 What are the essential nutrients that we need to keep our bodies going?
Water, fiber, minerals, vitamins, protein, fat, carbohydrates
 What is the purpose of the pancreas?
Sugar control board
 What does the pancreas make to raise the blood sugar level? (think of sugar)
Glucagon
 What does the pancreas make to lower blood sugar?
Insulin
 What is the trap door that stops food from going down “the wrong tube”?
Epiglottis
 Describe the path of a strawberry through the digestive system. (BONUS)
Explain as best as you can where the strawberry travels through the body. Make a
note of where nutrients get absorbed, and where the food gets broken down.
 Solid waste called feces is released from the large intestine via the…
Rectum
 Be able to label the parts of the digestive system on a diagram
(located on wiki):
1. mouth
2. esophagus
3. liver
4. stomach
5. gall bladder
6. pancreas
7. large intestine/ colon
8. small intestine
9. appendix
10. rectum
11. anus
 Which two organs of the digestive system are Accessory Organs?
(hint: they work together)
Liver and Gall bladder