Study Guide- Digestive System: Due Feb. 6th
1. List the organs in the digestive system in the correct order (only the organs that food will
travel through)
a. Where is the appendix?
2. List three types of carbohydrates.
a. What solution can we use to test for starch?
b. What solution can we use to test for sugar?
c. What is a positive result for starch?
d. What is a positive result for sugar?
3. When does mechanical digestion begin?
a. In what two places does mechanical digestion occur?
4. When does chemical digestion begin?
a. In what three places does chemical digestion occur?
5. What does the gall bladder do?
6. List two enzymes that the pancreas makes?
7. What two things happen in the small intestine?
a. Draw a picture of diffusion – write one sentence describing how the small
intestine takes up nutrients with diffusion
b. What are villi? Why are they important?
c. Write two sentences describing why an increase in surface area is good for
diffusion.
8. Explain why the large intestine is an important part of the body.
9. What does the rectum do?
10. Define the following “words to know”
Words to know
1. Mouth
2. Esophagus
3. Stomach
4. Small intestine
5. Large intestine
6. Rectum
7. Anus
8. Pancreas
9. Liver
10. Gall bladder
11. Villi
12. Acid
13. enzyme
14. Pepsin
15. Amylase
16. Teeth
17. Peristalsis
18. Smooth muscles
19. Carbohydrates
20. Fats
21. Proteins
22. Water
23. Minerals
24. Vitamins
25. Starch
26. Sugar
27. Fiber
28. Bolus
29. Epiglottis
30. Sphincter