Nutrition Worksheet # 2/Living Environment
Edwards-Knox Central School

Use complete sentences to respond to the following questions.   The answers to
these questions can be found on the appropriate pages of your AMSCO Hallman textbook.
Pages where the answers may be found in the newer edition will appear second and are indicated in
bold print.


1.    What is required for food to truly be "inside you"? (p. 162) (p. 170)
2.    What is the role of teeth in the mouth?  Why is this important? (p. 162) (p. 170)
3.    What does the enzyme amylase in saliva do? (p. 162) (p. 171)
4     What is the function of the tongue?  (p. 162) (p. 171)
5.    Peristalsis begins in the food pipe or esophagus.   What is peristalsis? (p. 163) (p. 171)
6.    What does the epiglottis prevent?  How does it do this?  (p. 163) (p. 171)
7.    Describe the location of the stomach.  (p. 164) (p. 172)
8.    Discuss briefly the evolutionary role of the stomach suggested by the author of your text.  (p. 164) (p. 172)
9.    What does the gastric juice in the stomach contain? (p. 165) (p. 173)
10.  List two functions of HCl (hydrochloric acid) in the stomach. (p. 165)  (p. 173) 
11.    What does pepsin do in the stomach? (p. 166) (p. 173)
12.     Describe the length of the small intestine. (p. 166)  (p. 173)
13.    Where does most chemical digestion in humans occur? (p. 166) (p. 173)
14/15.     List four categories of enzymes the pancreas empty into the small intestine and
               discuss their functions. (p. 166) (p. 173)
16.    How does bile help digest fat or lipid in the small intestine?  What is this process
         called?  (p. 166) (p. 173)
17.    Where is bile made in the body?  Where is it temporarily stored?  (p. 166) (p. 173)
18.    What are the villi of the small intestine and what is their purpose? (pp. 166-167) (p. 174)
19.    What is the chief function of the large intestine in humans?  (p. 167) (p. 175)
20.    What produces an ulcer?   How are ulcers now usually treated?  (p. 168) (p. 176)
21.    Where is the appendix located?  Why may appendicitis be dangerous? (p. 168) (pp. 176-177)
22.    Explain how disturbances in water reabsorption in the large intestine may
         produce diarrhea or constipation.  (p. 168) (p. 177)
23.    What is colon cancer?  (p. 169) (p. 177)
24/25.  List two factors which may predispose people to colon cancer, according to
            the author of your textbook.  (p. 169) (p. 177)