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A student traces the continuous tube running from mouth to anus. That tube is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Along that tube, the canal is modified into the pharynx, oesophagus, stomach and:Read the answer and worked solution →Six digestive processes are listed. Along with propulsion, digestion, absorption and defecation, the first is:Read the answer and worked solution →The movement of food along the digestive tract, including swallowing and peristalsis, is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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A student traces the continuous tube running from mouth to anus. That tube is the:

  1. Alimentary canal
  2. Auditory canal
  3. Arterial channel
  4. Axillary channel
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Correct answer: A. Alimentary canal

1. Food passes along its whole length. 2. Accessory organs sit outside it. 3. It is the alimentary canal. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 23, The Digestive System._

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Along that tube, the canal is modified into the pharynx, oesophagus, stomach and:

  1. The lung pair
  2. The intestines
  3. The kidney pair
  4. The bladder
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Correct answer: B. The intestines

1. Small and large parts are named. 2. They come after the stomach. 3. They are the intestines. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 23, The Digestive System._

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Six digestive processes are listed. Along with propulsion, digestion, absorption and defecation, the first is:

  1. Ingestion
  2. Inflation
  3. Inhalation
  4. Irrigation
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Correct answer: A. Ingestion

1. It happens at the mouth. 2. Food enters the canal. 3. It is ingestion. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 23, The Digestive System._

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