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What are the two primary functions of the digestive system?Outline the pathway food takes through your digestive tract. Include all the primary organs and accessory organs that aid in the digestive process. What is the alimentary canal?Other organ systems such as the muscular, nervous, urinary and cardiovascular systems also help in the digestive process. Give an example of how each of the systems listed helps digestion.What is peristalsis and why is it important for proper digestion?What are enzymes and what is their function in digestion? Give an example of an enzyme and the product produced.The small intestine is divided into three sections. List them and their function.What is the primary function of the large intestine?You take in food and break it down into its constituent parts. What are these parts?What is metabolism? Name and explain the two processes that encompass metabolism and an example of each.What are the six major groups of nutrients?What compound is the be-all-end-all of molecular fuels and why?What group of nutrients is considered the workhorse of the body? Why?What does the term “essential amino acids” mean?Define cellular respiration and explain why its importance for living organisms.Explain the following equation. What does it signify? C6H12O6 + 6O2 à 6H2O + 6CO2 + 36 ATP + heatList the three phases of cellular metabolism and explain what each phase does. In which phase is most of the ATP produced?Compare the events of the absorptive state with those of the post-absorptive state. What is the body doing?Compare the terms glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis, glucogenesis, and lipogenesis.What is basal metabolic rate?What are the four mechanisms of heat exchange?Fill in answers on attached file.