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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 →In the mouth, the teeth and tongue begin mechanical digestion while another set of organs begins chemical digestion. Those are the:Read the answer and worked solution →The enzyme in saliva that starts breaking down carbohydrates is:Read the answer and worked solution →The muscular ring controlling the passage of food from the pharynx into the oesophagus is the upper oesophageal:Read the answer and worked solution →Churning in the stomach turns food into an acidic soup. That soup is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Parietal cells of the stomach produce intrinsic factor and one strong acid. That acid is:Read the answer and worked solution →That acid is needed to activate the protein-digesting enzyme called:Read the answer and worked solution →The funnel-shaped region joining the stomach to the small intestine is the:Read the answer and worked solution →From the stomach outward, the three parts of the small intestine are the duodenum, the jejunum and the:Read the answer and worked solution →Three features multiply the absorptive surface of the small intestine: circular folds, microvilli and:Read the answer and worked solution →Inside each villus sits a capillary bed and one lymphatic capillary called a:Read the answer and worked solution →The ileum joins the first part of the large intestine at a valve. That first part is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The large intestine has four main regions: the colon, the rectum, the anus and the:Read the answer and worked solution →Localised contractions of circular muscle that mix food back and forth in the small intestine are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Large fat globules must be broken into smaller ones before they can be digested in water. That process is:Read the answer and worked solution →The secretion that accomplishes that breakdown of fats in the small intestine is produced by the:Read the answer and worked solution →Nutrient-rich blood from the small intestine does not go straight back to the heart. It first enters the hepatic:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the canal organsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the digestive processesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the digestion gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the digestion wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Small or large bowelRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the digestion wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Digestion bingoRead 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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