Human Digestive System: Basic
The process of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food through the Digestive Tract is called?
Ingestion
Gastro Reflex
Enterohepatic circulation
Peristalsis
Which acid does the Stomach produce?
Sulphuric Acid
Hydrochloric Acid
Citric Acid
Lactic Acid
Where does the digestion of food first start?
Esophagus
Stomach
Small Intestine
Mouth
What protects the Stomach lining from the Hydrochloric acid?
Mucus
Gastric Juice
Bicarbonates
Water
What does the Liver produce to digest fat in the food?
Pepsin
Lipase
Bile Juice
Insulin
Which organ stores the Bile Juice?
Gall Bladder
Bile Duct
Pancreas
Liver
Which part of the Digestive System reabsorbs water from the undigested food to form Feces?
Small Intestine
Rectum
Villi
Large Intestine
Organs that help in digestion but are not a part of the Digestive Tract are called?
Vestigial organ
Accessory organ
What do the enzymes produced by the Salivary Glands break down?
Proteins
Proteins and Fats
Starch
Starch and Fats
The soft round mixture of food and saliva that passes though the Esophagus is called?
Chyme
Bolus
Chyle
Cecum
What is the semi-digested food that passes from the Stomach to the Small Intestine called?
Chyle
Chyme
In which part of the digestive tract is food mixed with the digestive juices from Pancreas, Liver and the Intestine?
Stomach
Small Intestine
Rectum
Large Intestine
Where does most of the food digestion take place?
Small Intestine
Stomach
Large Intestine
Mouth
What are the finger-like projections in the Small Intestine called?
Fimbriae
Villi
Ileum
Pili