B3-digestion Flashcards
A group of cells of a similar type, working together is called a
Tissue
A group of differnt tissues working together is called an
Organ
A group of organs working together is called a
Organ system
What is the mouth for in digestion
Partially breaking down the food and adding silva
What is the stomach used for in digestion
Temporary storage
Breaks food into amino acids
What is the small intestine for
Where most of the nutrients are digested
The pancreas juices are added so the foods are broken down and the nutrients are absorbed
What is the rectum
Stores metabolic waste
What is the gallbalder
Where the bile is stored
What is the apendix
Holds the good bacteria and helps to set things right when we have diarrhoea etc
What is the liver
Adds bile to food after being eaten to break up the fats it parts called emuslification
What does bile do
Break down fats
What are the 3 nutrients
Lipids-fats
Carbohydrate
Protease
What is the startch test
Add iodine
If present will go black
What is the sugar test
Add Benedict solution to food
Leave in hot water for 10 mins
Brick red if sugar is present
Test for protein
Add 1 cm of Biuret reagent
If it goes purple protein is present
