World Journal of Education
By Arzu, Cucin., Sami, Ozgur., and Burcu, Gungor Cabbar
“Comparison of Misconceptions about Human Digestive System of Turkish, Albanian and Bosnian 12th-Grade High School Students”
Publisher: Published by Sciedu Press
v10 n3
Pp. 148-159
2020
Comparison of Misconceptions about Human Digestive System of Turkish, Albanian and Bosnian 12th-Grade High School Students
Type: Empirical
Data collection method: Survey
Number of subjects, range: Large — 31 or more
Grade and age of subjects: 9th-12 grade — 15-18 years

  • Absorption is not part of digestion.
  • ATP is not wasted during digestion.
  • Digested foods are directly added to the circulation.
  • The most important organ of the digestive system is the stomach.
  • Vitamins and minerals pass directly into the blood without being digested.
  • Bile fluid is an enzyme.
  • During digestion, fluids go to the small intestine and solids to the large intestine.
  • Bile fluid is produced in the gallbladder.
  • Melting of sugar in the mouth is a digestive event.
  • Fats taken with food come to the small intestine without any digestion in the mouth and stomach.
  • Chemical digestion of proteins starts in the mouth and ends in the small intestine.