Question

match the correct vocab word with its definition
column a

1. digestion
2. absorption: 422
3. elimination: p.422
4. mastication: p.423
5. peristalsis p.424
6. gastric juices: p.424
7. indigestion p. 426
8. constipation p. 426
9. lactose intolerant p. 427
10. appendicitis p. 427

column b
a. the process of chewing
b. inability to digest lactose or drink milk
c. a series of involuntary muscle contractions that moves food through the digestive tract
d. the body’s expulsion of undigested food or body wastes
e. the purpose is to convert food into energy and cell growth function and it breaks down foods.
f. causes the feces to become dry and hard
g. feeling of discomfort in the upper abdomen causing gas or nausea
h. secretions from the stomach lining that contain hydrochloric acid
i. inflammation of the appendix
j. the passage of digested food from digestive tract to cardiovascular

Explanation:

1. Digestion is the process to convert food into energy and cell - growth function and it breaks down foods, so 1 - e.
2. Absorption is the passage of digested food from digestive tract to cardiovascular, so 2 - j.
3. Elimination is the body’s expulsion of undigested food or body wastes, so 3 - d.
4. Mastication is the process of chewing, so 4 - a.
5. Peristalsis is a series of involuntary muscle contractions that moves food through the digestive tract, so 5 - c.
6. Gastric Juices are secretions from the stomach lining that contain hydrochloric acid, so 6 - h.
7. Indigestion is a feeling of discomfort in the upper abdomen causing gas or nausea, so 7 - g.
8. Constipation causes the feces to become dry and hard, so 8 - f.
9. Lactose Intolerant is the inability to digest lactose or drink milk, so 9 - b.
10. Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix, so 10 - i.

Answer:

1. e
2. j
3. d
4. a
5. c
6. h
7. g
8. f
9. b
10. i