Diegestion Flashcards
1
Q
Ingestion/eating
A
Food is taken into the body
2
Q
Digestion
A
Food is broken down
3
Q
Absorbsion
A
Digested food passes into the bloodstream
4
Q
Assimilation
A
Using the food in the cells of the body
5
Q
Elimination
A
Getting rid of the food undigested food
6
Q
Enzymes
A
Are chemicals that speed up reactions whithout being used up in the reactions
7
Q
Physical digestion
A
Taking large pieces of food and breaking them down with your teeth
8
Q
Mouth
A
Physical and chemical digestion
9
Q
Oesophagus
A
Brings food from mouth to stomach
10
Q
Liver
A
Makes bile
11
Q
Stomach
A
Physical and chemical digestion
12
Q
Pancreas
A
Makes digestive juices
13
Q
Small intestine
A
Most chemical digestion
14
Q
Large intestine
A
Water reabsorption
15
Q
Rectum
A
Stores undigeted food
