Quest
1. What is the role of the digestive system in our body?
Name:
2. Where does the digestive process start, and what happens in the mouth during digestion?
3. What is the name of the natural painkiller found in saliva, and how potent is it compared to
morphine in rats?
4. Which organ in the digestive system is the longest, and where does most of the nutrient
absorption
take place?
5. What is the function of the enteric nervous system in the digestive system?
6. What does the liver produce, and what is its unique regenerative ability?
7. What is the purpose of the gallbladder in the digestive system?
8. What dual role does the pancreas play in the digestive system, and what unique feature does it
have compared to our taste buds?
9. What are the primary digestive enzymes found in the stomach, and how acidic is the stomach's
digestive juice?
10. What is the main function of the large intestine (colon), and why might your stomach growl
due to the large intestine's activities?
