B2-health and lifestyle Flashcards
1
Q
mouth
A
where food is chewed
2
Q
salivary glands
A
add enzymes
3
Q
oesophagus (gullet)
A
carries food to the stomach
4
Q
stomach
A
churns food (physical digestion) and begins chemical digestion of proteins
5
Q
liver
A
makes bile
6
Q
gall bladder
A
stores bile
7
Q
pancreas
A
makes enzymes
8
Q
bile duct
A
bile travels to small intestine
9
Q
small intestine
A
where digested food is absorbed into blood
10
Q
large intestine
A
where water and minerals are absorbed into the blood
11
Q
rectum
A
stores faeces
12
Q
anus
A
expels faeces
13
Q
bacteria
A
lives on fibre in your diet in the large intestine and make important vitamins (e.g: vitamin K)
14
Q
enzymes
A
special proteins that can break large molecules of nutrients down into small molecules
15
Q
biological catalysts
A
speeds up digestion without being used up
