B3 Flashcards
Tissue
Group of cells with similar structure and function working together
Organ
Collection of tissues eg. Stomach
Organ system
Group of organs working together eg. Digestive sytem
The digestive system
A muscular that squeezes food through it containing many different organs
Parts of digestive system
Mouth, oesophagus, liver, stomach, pancreas, gall bladder, small intestine and large intestine
Mouth
Chop and grind food increasing surface area of food for enzymes to make contact
Oesophagus
Pushes food towards stomach
Liver
Produces bile which breaks up fat
Stomach
Where digestion continues where muscular walls chum up food into chyme
Pancreas
Produces digestive enzymes
Gall bladder
Stores bile
Large intestine
Made up of colon and rectum. Colon reabsorbs water and rectum is where faeces is collected leaving via anus
Small intestine
Made up of duodenum and ileum. Duodenum where food mixed with digestive enzymes and bile. Ileum where nutrients from food absorbed into blood
Lipids
Fats and oils and most effective energy store in body
Proteins
Used for building up cells and tissues in body. Good for muscle recovery and made up of amino acids