Digestive Tract In Order - Statistics

General Stats

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Secretes hydrochloric acid, pepsin, mucus and bicarbonate; churns food	Stomach	93%
Produces bile to break down lipids	Liver	80%
Muscular tube that carries food to stomach during peristalsis	Esophagus	73%
Stores bile	Gall Bladder	73%
Responsible for mechanical digestion to increase surface area of food	Teeth	69%
Positions food, mixes with saliva, pushes bolus down pharynx	Tongue	64%
May cause appendicitis (no other role)	Appendix	62%
Lowers over trachea (glottis) to stop food from entering lungs	Epiglottis	62%
Last part of large intestine where feces is stored	Rectum	62%
Sphincter that regulates feces release	Anus	58%
Digests lipids, proteins and carbs, signals pancreas to release pancreatic juices	Duodenum	56%
Produces bicarbonate ions to neutralize acidic chyme, creates lipase, protease, amylase	Pancreas	56%
Where food is held for mechanical digestion	Oral Cavity	51%
3rd part of small intestine, absorption is completed using villi	Ileum	49%
Stores food waste, reabsorbs water from waste, uses digestive bacteria	Large Intestine	49%
Passage for food and air, "throat"	Pharynx	49%
Produces water, mucus, amylase and bicarbonates	Salivary Gland	47%
2nd part of small intestine, absorbs nutrients using villi	Jejunum	44%
1st part of large intestine	Cecum	31%
Transports bile	Bile Duct	20%
Regulates bolus entry into stomach and stops stomach contents from leaving	Cardiac Sphincter	16%
Regulates chyme release into small intestine	Pyloric Sphincter	16%
Lifts to block nasal passage during swallowing	Soft Palate	11%

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