Answers to Quiz 2 on Digestion

How Much Do you know about Digestion- Quiz 2 answers

1.) Your body is approximately 55%:
Water
2.) All people process food in the exact same manner and speed:
False
3.) Chewing, swallowing and the muscular activity of the walls of the digestive tract itself are part of the:
Mechanical Phase
4.) The final breakdown of food particles is part of the:
Chemical Phase
5.) The process of digestion actually begins when food enters
The Mouth
6.) Which leaves the stomach most rapidly?
Carbohydrates
7.) After leaving the stomach, the liquefied mass, called chime passes into the:
Small Intestine
8.) The finger-like projections called “villi” help to:
Increase the intestinal absorption area by about 600-fold
9.) The digestion sequence:
Small Intestine
Mouth
Large Intestine
Esophagus
Stomach
10.) The lymphatic vessels (tiny vessels in each villus) accept
Digested fat