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