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Digestion Test

The document provides a comprehensive overview of the digestion process, including definitions, functions, and the roles of enzymes and mucus. It outlines the breakdown of nutrients in various organs of the digestive system, detailing the specific enzymes involved in each stage. Additionally, it includes labeling exercises for parts of the digestive system and villus.

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Digestion Test

The document provides a comprehensive overview of the digestion process, including definitions, functions, and the roles of enzymes and mucus. It outlines the breakdown of nutrients in various organs of the digestive system, detailing the specific enzymes involved in each stage. Additionally, it includes labeling exercises for parts of the digestive system and villus.

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Digestion Test 44/50

1. Define the term digestion.


Digestion is the process of absorbing the molecules (in particular the nutrients) of food
that has been eaten into the bloodstream of the body where the food must be broken
down.✔(2mks)

2. Give TWO other names for the digestive system. Alimentary canal✔ and gastrointestinal
tract.✔ (2mks)

3. During digestion food is broken down in TWO ways, name them.


Physical breakdown✔ and Chemical breakdown✔ (2mks)

4. State the general function of enzymes during the digestive process. (2mks)

The enzymes in digestion speed up the breakdown of food and the release of
nutrients.✔

5. Why is mucus produced throughout the digestive system?

In order to enable food to move through the digestive system, mucus is produced. It also
lubricates the food and the membranes of the system, which enables the food to move
easily through the digestive system.✔

(1mk)
6. Complete the chart below showing the digestion of various nutrients. Indicate which
enzymes are involved in each case.
Organ Protein Fat Carbohydrates
Mouth N/A
N/A Salivary amylase
produced by the
salivary glands
converts some starch
to maltose.✔

oesaphagus

N/A N/A✔ N/A

(Food is transported ✔
down to the stomach
by peristalsis. There is
no physical or
chemical breakdown
here).
✔
Stomach N/A✔
Pepsin starts the Hydrochloric acid
breakdown of protein produced by the
into smaller chains of stomach stops the
amino - acids called action of salivary
peptides. amylase and helps
pepsin to work.✔
✔

Duodenum
Trypsinogen (an Pancreatic lipase Pancreatic amylase
inactive enzyme) breaks fat into soluble breaks down
produced by the glycerol and insoluble undigested starch to
pancreas mixes with fatty acids. The fatty maltose.✔
enterokinase which acids react with the
activates the bile to become
trypsinogen to form soluble.✔
trypsin. Trypsin
continues the
breakdown of
proteins to
peptones.✔

Iieum Erepsin converts Further broken down


peptones to amino - by lipase.✔ Maltase breaks down
acids to complete maltose to glucose.
protein digestion.✔ Invertase breaks
down sucrose to
glucose and fructose.
Lactase breaks down
lactose to glucose and
galactose.✔

Colon
30 marks
Mouth✔ Oesophagus✔

Pancreas✔ Liver✔

Large Intestine Stomach✔


(colon)✔

Anus✔ ileum✔

Label the parts of the the parts of the digestive system above.
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Label the parts of the villus and state what takes place at each part.

(10mks)

Top right: Microvilli ✔


Intestinal villus: Middle right: Capillary network
Bottom right: lacteal ✔

Top left: Epithelial cells


Middle Left: Goblet cells
Bottom left:Arteriole (Small artery) ✔

Bottom middle: Venule (Small vein) ✔

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