Spencer, Elisabeth quiz: final digestion and absorption /
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3. Which process takes place in the large intestine?
Water is absorbed from undigested food • Digestion CLF
1. What breaks down proteins?
Trypsin and pepsin • Digestion CLF
4. A sugar found in milk and other dairy products
Lactose • WKST Final digestion and absorption
5. Which nutrients are made up of amino acids?
Proteins • WKST Final digestion and absorption
7. What is lipase?
An enzyme that woks on lipids • WKST Final digestion and absorption
9. What structure(s) enable(s) the small intestine to absorb large amounts of nutrients?
Villi • WKST Final digestion and absorption
10. Specifically where does most chemical digestion occur?
Duodenum • Digestion CLF
11. The process in which your body breaks down food into small nutrients into small nutrient molecules is
Digestion • WKST Final digestion and absorption
12. In which of the following organs, does absorption of water take place?
Colon • Digestion CLF
14. Pancreatic amylase is an enzyme that breaks down what?
Carbohydrates • WKST Final digestion and absorption
15. Where does most chemical digestion take place?
Small intestine • Digestion CLF
17. When chyme enters the small intestine, what happens?
Enzymes are secreted A basic solution neutralize the acidity of the chyme Just a small amount of chyme is present • WKST Final digestion and absorption
19. Pancreatic lipase is secreted into the ________ and breaks down __________.
Duodenum, fats • WKST Final digestion and absorption
20. What is not a function of the digestive system?
Obtaining oxygen • WKST Final digestion and absorption
23. What substance must be present in the stomach for pepsin to work?
HCI • WKST Final digestion and absorption
25. What are all of the nutrients needed in the body?
• water • minerals • fats • carbohydrates • WKST Final digestion and absorption