Science Final - Digestive
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- What organ produces both pancreatic juice and insulin
- Pancreas
- What are the wavelike muscular contractions in the digestive system called?
- Peristalsis
- What is the amount of energy that can be obtained from nutrients called?
- Calories
- What are the usable portion of food called?
- Nutrients
- What is the physical action of breaking down food into smaller parts called
- Mechanical digestion
- What is the breaking down of food into simpler substances through chemical processes called?
- Chemical digestion
- Where are nutrients absorbed into the blood?
- Small intestine
- What is the soft triangular organ located between the stomach and small intestine?
- Pancreas
- What is theJ-shaped muscular organ connected to the end of the esophagus?
- Stomach
- What is the gastric juice released by the cells in the stomach called?
- Pepsin
- What are the finger like structures that form the inner lining of the small intestine called?
- Villi
- What is the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach?
- Esophagus
- What is the chemical substance that is contained in saliva and breaks down starches into sugars?
- Ptyalin