8. Appetite Flashcards
What is the first stage of digestion?
Oral cavity and salivary glands
What is the importance of the oral cavity and saliva glands?
Chewing food and mixing with saliva
What is the second stage of digestion?
Oesophagus
What is the role of the oesophagus?
Transports food
What is the third stage of digestion?
dunodenum & small intestine
What is the role of the dunodenum and small intestine?
breaks food to amino acids and simple sugars which pass into the bloodstream to the liver
What is the fourth stage of digestion?
Stomach
What is the role of the stomach?
Storage, contains digestive enzymes and acids
What is the fifth stage of digestion?
Liver and gallbladder
What is the importance of the liver and gallbladder?
production and storage of bile, aids the digestion of fat
What is the sixth stage of digestion?
Pancreas
What is the role of the pancreas?
Produces and emits digestive enzymes into the small intestine
What is the final stage of digestion?
Large intestine/ colon
What is the role of the large intesitne/colon
