Admin Where breaking mixing and dissolving of food with digestive juices happen?
Digestion begins in the mouth with chewing and ends in the small intestine. As food passes through the GI tract, it mixes with digestive juices, causing large molecules of food to break down into smaller molecules.
What organ breaks down food into a liquid for the body to use?
Stomach: An organ with strong muscular walls, the stomach holds the food and mixes it with acid and enzymes that continue to break the food down into a liquid or paste.
What organ is responsible for starting the breakdown of food?
The stomach is a hollow organ, or “container,” that holds food while it is being mixed with stomach enzymes. These enzymes continue the process of breaking down food into a usable form. Cells in the lining of your stomach secrete a strong acid and powerful enzymes that are responsible for the breakdown process.
What two organs help you break down food?
Two “solid” digestive organs, the liver and the pancreas, produce digestive juices that reach the intestine through small tubes called ducts. The gallbladder stores the liver’s digestive juices until they are needed in the intestine.
Which organ does not contribute juices during digestion?
Nutrition Exam 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Enzymes do what? | Facilitate chemical reactions |
| Which of the following organs does not contribute juices during digestion? | Esophagus |
| What is the major digestive work in the stomach? | Breakdown of proteins |
| What is major digestive enzyme secreted by the stomach? | Pepsin |
What is the organ that secretes bile?
Bile is the greenish-yellow fluid (consisting of waste products, cholesterol, and bile salts) that is secreted by the liver cells to perform 2 primary functions: To carry away waste. To break down fats during digestion.
Which organ receives pancreatic juice and bile?
The duodenum produces hormones and receives secretions from the liver (bile) and pancreas (pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes).