Question: Match Amylase, Digestion, Pepsin, Pharynx, and Small intestine with their descriptions.
Answer: Digestion → mechanical/chemical food breakdown; Pharynx → throat receiving swallowed food; Small intestine → main nutrient absorption site; Pepsin → stomach protein-digesting enzyme; Amylase → breaks down starch. 71.
Question: Sequence the four main layers of the gastrointestinal tract wall from innermost to outermost.
Answer: Mucosa → Submucosa → Muscularis externa → Serosa. 72.
Question: _____ is the active or passive transfer of substances from the lumen of the GI tract into the body.
Answer: Absorption. 73.
Question: The _____ comprise the oral cavity.
Answer: All of the above. 74.
Question: The first section of the large intestine is called the _____.
Answer: Cecum. 75.
Question: In the intestine, _____ cells secrete mucus into the lumen.
Answer: Goblet. 76.
Question: The darker-colored cells of the pancreas are acinar cells that produce various digestive enzymes.
Answer: True. 77.
Question: Amylase is an enzyme released by both the salivary glands and pancreas that breaks down _____.
Answer: Starches. 78.
Question: Food enters the digestive system and digestion begins in the _____.
Answer: Mouth. 79.