B2: THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Flashcards
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Salivary glands
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-produce amylase enzyme in saliva
2
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Oesophagus
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-bolus of food squeezed down oesophagus in a wave-like motion of muscle contractions (peristalsis)
3
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Liver
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-produces bile which is stored in the gall bladder and released into the small intestine to neutralise HCl from the stomach
4
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Stomach
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-contracts to churn bolus of food with gastric juices
-produces protease
-produces HCl which creates optimum conditions for protease
5
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Pancreas
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-produces protease, amylase and lipase
6
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Small intestine
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-small soluble products of digestion absorbed
7
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Large intestine
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-excess water absorbed
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