Question

1. Digestive enzyme present in the saliva of human
beings.
2. The rhythmic contraction of the oesophageal wall.
3. Ring of muscles that controls the release of food
from the stomach into the small intestine.
4. The longest part of the alimentary canal.
5. The inactive form of pepsin.
6. The part of the alimentary canal where digestion
and absorption of food occurs.
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Answer 1

Answer:

1.  salivary amylase

2. Peristaltic contractions

3.he pylorus is the part of the stomach that connects to the small intestine. This region includes the pyloric sphincter, which is a thick ring of muscle that acts as a valve to control the emptying of stomach contents (chyme) into the duodenum (first part of the small intestine).

4. Small intestine

5. Pepsinogen, inactive precursor form of pepsin, is secreted by Chief cells in the stomach.

6. Most of the digestion takes place here in the small intestine, where absorption also occurs. Once most of the absorption of water and digested nutrients is completed in the small intestine, the remaining waste products move to the large intestine.

Answer 2

1. ptylin

2. peristalsis

3. pyloric sphincter

4. small intestine

5. pepsinogen

6.small intestine