Chapter 5

Question 1

Digestion

Answer 1

The pros ses of digesting food

Question 2

Enzyme

Answer 2

A chemical that’s helps break down food

Question 3

Catalyst

Answer 3

A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction

Question 4

Amylase

Answer 4

A type of enzyme

Question 5

Maltose

Answer 5

A glucose kinda thing

Question 6

Œsophages

Answer 6

The muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach.

Question 7

Peristalsis

Answer 7

Peristalsis is a series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract.

Question 8

Fibre

Answer 8

A type of carbohydrate the body cannot digest

Question 9

Stomach

Answer 9

An organ that is part of the digestive system

Question 10

Organ

Answer 10

A part of the body that performs a specific function.

Question 11

Small intestine

Answer 11

A long tube-like organ that connects the stomach and the large intestine

Question 12

Liver

Answer 12

a large organ in the abdomen that performs many important bodily functions, including blood filtering

Question 13

Bile

Answer 13

a fluid that is made and released by the liver and stored in the gallbladder

Question 14

Pancreas

Answer 14

A glandular organ located in the abdomen

Question 15

Large intestine

Answer 15

The long, tube-like organ that is connected to the small intestine at one end and the anus at the other

Question 16

Faeces

Answer 16

waste matter remaining after food has been digested

Question 17

Egestion

Answer 17

the act or process of discharging undigested or waste material from a cell or organism

Question 18

Wright the five processes of digestion in order

Answer 18

Ingestion → Digestion → Absorption → Assimilation → Egestion.

Question 19

What is meant by the term digestion

Answer 19

The process of breaking down food into substances the body can use for energy, tissue growth, and repair.

Question 20

Why must we digest our food

Answer 20

Digestion is important for breaking down food into nutrients, which the body uses for energy, growth, and cell repair

Question 21

What is the difference between physical and chemical digestion?

Answer 21

Physical digestion involves physically breaking down food substances into smaller particles to more efficiently undergo chemical digestion. The role of chemical digestion is to further degrade the molecular structure of the ingested compounds by digestive enzymes into a form that is absorbable into the bloodstream.

Question 22

Are the teeth used for chemical or physical digestion

Answer 22

Physical digestion.

Question 23

Name three type of teeth

Answer 23

Molars, incisors and premolars

Question 24

Why do we need teeth

Answer 24

Teeth play an important role in eating, chewing and nutrition

Question 25

Name an enzyme and say what it acts on and what it produces.

Answer 25

Amylase: In the saliva, amylase helps change starches into sugars

Question 26

Name two places in the body where we produce digestive enzymes.

Answer 26

Your stomach, small intestine and pancreas

Question 27

Name two parts of the alimentary canal where digestive enzymes work.

Answer 27

The duodenum

Question 28

What is the benefit of peristalsis?

Answer 28

peristalsis helps water from undigested food be absorbed into the blood stream

Question 29

Name two foods that stimulate peristalsis.

Answer 29

Whole grains, fruits and vegetables

Question 30

What problem results from peristalsis not working properly?

Answer 30

constipation and bacterial overgrowth

Question 31

Name all the body parts that a molecule of glucose must pass through from when we drink it to when it arrives in a muscle cell in our leg.

Answer 31

the wall of the small intestine

Question 32

Name the two body systems involved in the passage of the glucose from the bottle to our muscle.

Answer 32

digestive system via the cardiovascular system

Question 33

Name the part of the body where the glucose passes from the first to the second body system.

Answer 33

the duodenum