Exam 16: The Digestive System

Chewing is an example of:

The phase of digestion that is initiated when you think about and/or smell a delicious food is called the ______________ phase.

Which stage of swallowing is shown here?

What is the function of structure C?

The stomach is involved only in chemical digestion.

Which macromolecules are digested in the stomach?

Which teeth are for piercing and ripping?

A cavity is damage to which region of the tooth?

What is the substrate for trypsin?

Which nutrient must be converted into a chylomicron prior to being absorbed?

In the illustration, which organ secretes digestive enzymes and produces hormones?

What is the name of structure D?

All digestive enzymes except for two, act in the small intestine.

The ileum is part of which structure?

Once food passes the lower esophageal sphincter, it cannot reverse and flow backwards.