Digestive System Review
Identify each structure labeled in the diagram.
oral cavity
gall bladder
large
intestine
stomach
pancreas
small intestine
rectum
1. Where does protein digestion
begin?
In the stomach
2. What is the function of F?
Absorb water
3. Where are nutrients absorbed
into the blood?
In the small intestine
4. What does C produce? Where does
it go?
Pancreatic juice
Goes to the small intestine
5. What is the function of G?
store bile
6. Chemical digestion is completed in
this structure.
small intestine
7. What type of digestion occurs in
A?
mechanical and chemical
1.What is the name of this process? What is
its function? •peristalsis
•To push food through the digestive tract
1.Where in the digestive tract does this occur?
esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
1. What is structure F? What is the function of this
substance? •liver
•to produce bile
2. What occurs in structure B?
chemical digestion of proteins
3. What is the function of structure A?
The esophagus pushes food down into the
stomach using peristalsis.
1. Through which of these structures does food pass?
Esophagus (A)
Small intestine (D)
Stomach (B)
1. Which organs are not part of the gastrovascular tract?
How do they aid in digestion?
•Liver (F) – produces bile that goes to the SI
•Gall bladder (E) – stores bile
•Pancreas (C) – releases pancreatic juice into SI
Identify the nutrient being described:
2.
Carbohydrates
Used for growth and repair of body cells Proteins
3.
Maintain normal functioning of the body
1.
Main source of energy
4.
Vitamins
Type of fat that is liquid at room temperature Unsaturated
5.
Makes up a large percentage of cytoplasm and blood
6.
Carbohydrate that cannot be digested
7.
Help prevent disease
8.
type of fat that contributes to cholesterol
9.
Small carbohydrates
Water
Fiber
Vitamins
Saturated
Simple carbohydrates
10. Made up of many amino acids
Proteins
11. Maintains bones and teeth. Make up your rbc’s
12. Source of stored energy
Lipids
Minerals
Describe the role of the
small intestine in
digestion.
•Where most chemical
digestion occurs
•Where chemical digestion is
completed
•Lined with VILLI which
absorb nutrients into the
blood