Question 2
This figure shows the alimentary canal of a mammal.
Salivary glands release their contents into what compartment?
(write in the letter)
_______________
Name the specific enzyme involved in 2a above:
_________________________
What compartment displays the lowest pH?
_____________________ (write in the letter)
When material from 2c moves to the next compartment, accessory glands release digestive juices
that help with digestion of this material. Name the specific accessory gland that releases hydrolytic
enzymes:
________________________________
What TWO divisions of the autonomic nervous system promote the digestive processes described
above? (Make TWO choices.) o Enteric division
o Sympathetic division
o Parasympathetic division
In what compartment does the most significant absorption of nutrients occur?
_____________________ (write in the letter)
Name 2 specific anatomical structures that promote absorption in the compartment from 2f (i.e.,
structures that increase the surface area across which absorption occurs):
_______________________________ and _____________________________..
Question 2 This figure shows the alimentary canal of a mamm.pdf
1. Question 2
This figure shows the alimentary canal of a mammal.
Salivary glands release their contents into what compartment?
(write in the letter)
_______________
Name the specific enzyme involved in 2a above:
_________________________
What compartment displays the lowest pH?
_____________________ (write in the letter)
When material from 2c moves to the next compartment, accessory glands release digestive juices
that help with digestion of this material. Name the specific accessory gland that releases hydrolytic
enzymes:
________________________________
What TWO divisions of the autonomic nervous system promote the digestive processes described
above? (Make TWO choices.) o Enteric division
o Sympathetic division
o Parasympathetic division
In what compartment does the most significant absorption of nutrients occur?
_____________________ (write in the letter)
Name 2 specific anatomical structures that promote absorption in the compartment from 2f (i.e.,
structures that increase the surface area across which absorption occurs):
_______________________________ and _____________________________.
