B3 Organisation And Digestive System Flashcards
What does differentiate mean in biology?
Cells differentiate becoming specialised to carry out a particular job
What is a tissue?
A tissue is a group of cells with similar structure and function working together.
What is an example of a tissue?
Muscular tissue can contract to bring about movement
What is an organ?
An organ is a collection of tissues. Each organ contains several tissues all working together to perform a specific function.
What is an example of a tissue?
Muscular tissue can contract to make movement
What does a stomach contain?
- Muscular tissue to churn the food and digestive juices of the stomach together
- Glandular tissue to produce the digestive juices that break down food.
- Epithelial tissue, which covers the inside and outside of the organ
What two important functions does a Pancreas have?
- To make hormones to control blood sugar
- To make digestive enzymes.
What is an Organ System?
A whole multicellular organism made up of a number of organ systems working together.
What is an Organism made up of?
Cells to tissues to organs to organ system to organism
What does your mouth do?
Salivary glands create saliva containing the Enzyme Amylase which chemically breaks down food. While chewing breaks down the food to smaller pieces.
What does the Oesophagus do?
It is a muscular tube where food is pushed through into the stomach by series of contractions called Peristalsis.
What does your stomach do?
The stomach contains hydrochloric acid which kills indigested bacteria it also contains Protease Enzymes which digest protein.
What does your stomach do also?
Muscular walls of the stomach contract to chrun the food.
What does the Liver do?
It processes absorbed food and detoxifies the blood. It also makes bile.
What is Bile?
-Bile is alkaine to neutralise hydrochloric acid from the stomach. Also bile emulsifies fat to form small droplets which increase the surface area.
What does the Gall Bladder do?
The Gall Bladder stores excess bile before it is released into the small intestine
What does the Pancreas do?
Produces digestive enzymes which are secreted to the first segment of the smalll intestine.
What do Enzyemes in the Pancreas do?
These enzymes break down proteins,fats, and carbohydrates.
What does the Pancreas make apart from enyzmes?
Insulin which secreting it directly into the blood stream it is the chief hormone for metabolising sugar.