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1Y: The Digestive System Flashcards

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What is a cell?

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A cell is the smallest working unit of a living organism.

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What is Unicellular?

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One cell - eg bacteria, mushrooms.

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What is Multicellular?

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Organisms with many cells - eg humans, sheep, cows.

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What is Egestion?

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Getting rid of undisgested food from the body.

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What is Tissue?

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Group of cells working together to carry out a similar function.

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What is an Organ?

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Group of tissues working together to carry out a similar function - eg Animal - heart, lungs; Plant - stem, root.

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What is a System?

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Group of organs working together to carry out a similar function e.g. Animal - disgestive system; Plant - root system.

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What is Digestion?

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Digestion is the break down of large food particles to smaller particles.

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Why do we need food? (3)

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We need food for:

  1. Energy
  2. Growth
  3. Repair
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Label the Digestive System?

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Attached.

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What is the function of the Mouth (with teeth)? (3)

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  • Take in food.
  • Crush food with the teeth.
  • Amylase is added to the food.
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What is the function of the Oesophagus?

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  • Carry/takes food down to the stomach.
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What is the function of the Stomach? (2)

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  1. Churn the food.
  2. Add acid to break down the food.
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What is the function of the Small Intestine? (2)

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  1. Further digestion by enzymes.
  2. Absorption of digested food into the blood.
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What is the function of the Large Intestine/Colon? (2)

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  • Water is absorbed into the blood.
  • The waste left is prepared for egestion.
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What is the function of the Salivary glands?

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Make saliva, which contains an enzyme, amylase, to break starch down to smaller sugars.

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What is the function of the Liver? (2)

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  • Produces liquid bile, which helps digest fat.
  • Regulates the amount of each food in the blood.
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What is the function of the Gall Bladder?

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  • Stores bile from the liver until it is needed.
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What is the function of the Pancreas?

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  • Makes enzymes to break down food.
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What is Amylase?

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  • Amylase is an enzyme that breaks starch down to a sugar, maltose.
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What is an enzyme?

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  • An enzyme is a chemical, found in living organisms, that speeds up chemical reactions.
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What is Peristalsis?

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  • Peristalsis is a muscular movement that only occurs in the muscles of the digestive system. It is used to push the food along the system.
23
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What are the four types of teeth?

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  • Incisors
  • Canines
  • Premolars
  • Molars
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What is the function of the Incisors?

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  • Cut and slice food.
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What is the function of the Canines?

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  • Grip and tear food.
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What is the function of the Premolars?

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  • Chew and grind food.
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What is the function of the Molars?

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  • Chew and grind food.

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