Last updated on August 30th, 2023 at 10:29 pm
Human Digestive System Question Answers
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Q: What is one healthy eating habit that should not be skipped?
Never skip breakfast as it provides more energy to do work.
Q: What is the importance of eating a balanced diet?
Eating a balanced diet is important, as it helps maintain good health.
Q: What types of foods should one consume to keep their digestive system healthy?
Consuming fresh fruits and vegetables can keep the digestive system healthy.
Q: What changes in lifestyle can help avoid the problem of indigestion?
Eating many small meals instead of two or three meals, avoiding snacks at late night, avoiding lying down immediately after eating food, avoiding spicy food and coffee, and avoiding smoking and tobacco.
Q: Why should lying down immediately after eating be avoided?
Lying down immediately after eating should be avoided to prevent indigestion.
Q: What type of food should be avoided to prevent indigestion?
Spicy food and coffee should be avoided to prevent indigestion.
Q: What is the function of salivary glands in digestion?
Salivary glands secrete saliva which contains an enzyme called salivary amylase that helps digest starch present in food into glucose.
Q: What is the function of bile in digestion and where is it stored?
Bile, secreted by the liver, plays an important role in the digestion of fat. It is stored in the gallbladder.
Q: What is the role of the pancreas in digestion and what enzymes does it secrete?
The pancreas secretes pancreatic juice, which consists of three different enzymes: amylase, trypsin, and lipase. Amylase is a starch digestive enzyme, trypsin is a protein digestive enzyme, and lipase is a fat digestive enzyme.
Q: What are the components of the mouth that aid in digestion?
The mouth contains teeth, tongue, and salivary glands which secrete saliva, a digestive juice that partially digests the starch present in food.
Q: What is the function of the oesophagus in digestion?
The oesophagus is a tube that connects the mouth to the stomach and carries partially digested food from the mouth to the stomach using peristalsis.
Q: What are the secretions of the stomach that aid in digestion?
The inner lining of the stomach secretes mucus, hydrochloric acid, and digestive juice to aid in the further digestion of food.
Q: Where does the complete digestion of food take place in the human body?
The complete digestion of food takes place in the small intestine, which is a very long tube about 7.5 meters long.
