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The flow diagram below represents passage of a meal through the human digestive system. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow.

The flow diagram below represents passage of a meal through the human digestive system. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow.

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(a) Name the physical process that will occur in mouth cavity

(b) Name the digestive juices B and C

B...........................

C...........................

(c) Explain two ways in which the digestive system is protected from corrosive effects of digestive juices.


(d) Name the hormone that stimulate secretion of juice B.

(e) Identify two contents of digestive juice A

Answers


Martin
(a) Mastication;/chewing;/grinding; any one

(b) B – Gastric juice;

C – Intestinal juice;/succusentericus;

(c) produces mucus;

- Enzymes produced in inactive from that is pepsinogen and trypsinogen

(d) Gastrin;

(e) – Enzyme salivary amylase.Ptyalin;

- Mucin/Mucus;

- Water;
marto answered the question on September 17, 2019 at 06:14

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