Chapter 3- Digestive System Flashcards
Mouth-
Where the food enters
Salivary glands-
Produces saliva
Oesophagus-
Muscular tube where food goes down
Stomach-
Muscular organ where food is broken down
Pancreas-
Produces digestive enzymes
Liver-
Produces bile
Gall bladder-
Stores bile
Small intestine-
Where digested food is absorbed into blood
Large intestine-
Where water is reabsorbed
Rectum-
Where faeces are stored
Anus-
Where the poo leaves
What do fluoride compound do?
Reducing ability of of bacteria on plaque to reduce acid
Break down of proteins
Protease into amino acids
Break down of fats and oils-
Lipases into fatty acids and glycerol
Break down of starch
Amylase into maltose and tested with iodine solution from browny orange to bluey black
Break down of maltose
Maltose into glucose
When does differentiation occur?
During the development of a multicellular organism
What do tissues form?
Organs
What do organs form?
Organ systems
What is the lock and key diagram?
It is where the enzymes have a specific active site with a unique shape that fits into the enzyme so they can catalyse reactions
What do chemical reactions do?
They split apart or join together enzymes
What items change the rate of reaction of enzymes and catalysts?
Temperature change, pH
How do you calculate the rate of reaction?
Rate = 1000/time