EXERCISES, LESSON 1
INSTRUCTIONS. Answer the following exercises by writing the answer in the space
provided.
After you have completed all of these exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at
the end of the lesson and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly,
reread the material referenced with the solution.
1.
The process of breaking down food molecules for the body's cells to use is called
_______________________________________________.
2.
Name the two sensations which regulate the amount of food human's eat.
a. ________________________________________.
b. ________________________________________.
3.
Why must a person's food intake be regulated? __________________________
________________________________________________________________
4.
The continuous tract which extends from the mouth to the anus and which runs
through the ventral body cavity is called the _____________________________.
5.
Another name for the alimentary canal is the ____________________________.
6.
List the organs which make up the gastro-intestinal tract.
a. ________________________________________.
b. ________________________________________.
c.
________________________________________.
d. ________________________________________.
e. ________________________________________.
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