Digestion Flashcards
Where does the waste exit from?
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the anus
Where is faeces stored?
the rectum
Where does most of the digestive process take place?
small intestine
What does the liver do to help digestion?
the liver makes and secretes bile to process and purify the blood containing newly absorbed nutrients that come from the small intestine
How long does the digestive process take?
six to eight hours
what is the name of the enzyme that breaks down starch?
Amylases
What does the large intestine do during the process of digestion?
absorbs water and changes the waste into a liquid
What does the small intestine do during the digestive system?
helps to further digest food from the stomach
What does the pharynx do in the digestive system?
delivers food and liquid and pushes food down the esophagus to make sure it’s not breathed in
what does the pancreas do in digestion?
produces digestive juices and insulin as well as other hormones to do with digestion.
Put the parts of the digestive system in the right order.
1. The mouth
2. the rectum
3.the stomach
4.the oesophagus
5.large intestine
6.small intestine
7.anus
8.liver
9.gallbladder
10.pancreas
1,4,3,9,10,8,9,5,6,7,2