Digestion Flashcards
Balanced diet
A diet where all components needed to maintain a healthy life are present in good proportions
Carbohydrates
store of energy
found in pasta, rice and sugar
Protein function
good for growth and repair for cells
found in red meat, liver
Vitamin A
Makes for strong immunity to virus, good eyesight
omega 3
Vitamin D
For strong bones
eggs, oily fish
calcium
Maintains bones
found in dairy
Iron
Maintains production of haemoglobin
red meat,liver
what is Respiration
energy release in cells
More energy input needed
- Pregnant women
- Athletes
- Teens
Less energy
- Young children
- old people
-People who live a sedentary life
Mouth
Chews food
Salivary glands
Produce amaylase to breakdown starch into Maltose
Oesophagus
- Muscles contract to move food through body to stomach
Stomach
Produces hydrochloric acid to kill of and microorganisms accidentally ingested during eating
PH 2
Liver
Produces Bile
Gall Bladder
Stores Bile
Bile duct
transports bile to duodenum
Pancreas
Secretes pancreatic amylase
Duodenum
mixes chewed food, bile and digestive enzymes
Ileum
Where nutrients are digested into the blood. Glycerol and fatty acids into the lymph
Colon
Water is reabsorbed
rectum
Where faeces is stored
Anus
Where faeces leave the body
Bile
emulsifies fats creating a larger surface are for lipase enzymes to catalyse
neutralises PH to make more alkaline in the small intestine