DIGESTION Flashcards

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INGESTION/EATING

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food is taken in by the body

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DIGESTION

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food is broken down

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ABSORPTION

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digested food passes into the blood stream

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ASSIMILATION

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using the food in the cells of the body

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ELIMINATION

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getting rid of undirected food

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ENZYMES

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enzymes are chemicals that speed up reactions without being used up in the reaction.
enzymes act on a substrate and breaks it down into a product.
examples:substrate=starch,enzyme=amylase (saliva),product=maltose (sugar)

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WHERE DOESS MOST DIGESTION HAPPEN?

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most digestion happens in the small intestine

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WHAT IS BILE?

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bile is made is=n the liver to break down fats

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WHAT DOES THE PANCREAS MAKE?

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the pancreas makes digestive juices which contain enzymes

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PHYSICAL DIGESTION

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taking large pieces of food and breaking them down into smaller pieces.
it happens in the mouth (teeth) and stomach (churning)

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MOUTH

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physical and chemical digestion

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OESOPHAGUS

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brings food from mouth to stomach

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LIVER

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makes bile

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STOMACH

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physical and chemical digestion

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PANCREAS

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makes digestive juices

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SMALL INTESTINE

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most chemical digestion

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LARGE INTESTINE

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water reabsorrption

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RECTUM

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stores undigested food

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ANUS

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undigested food passes out

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GALL BLADER

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storage of bile

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INCISOR

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at the front of the mouth
4 upper and 4 lower
used for bitting and cutting food

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CANINE

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one on either side of the incisors
2 upper and 2 lower
for grasping and tearing food

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PRE MOLAR

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3 a either side of the canine
6 upper and 6 lower
for grinding and crushing food

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MOLAR

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2 at either side of the premolars
4 upper and 4 lower
used for grinding and crushing food

the teeth an animal has depends on what it eats

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HERBIVORE

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only eats plants
very large incisors
large molars and pre molars to chew grass

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CARNIVORE

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only eats meat
large canine teeth
use the test to catch and tear their prey

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OMNIVORE

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eats plants and meat
need all the different teeth