Digestion Flashcards
What is the purpose of digestion
-To get nutrient from food
-Gain energy from the broken down food
-Remove unwanted waste
-Break down large molecules into smaller ones
What is the definition of Absorption
Absorption in when you take nutrients from food and pass it to the blood stream
What is the definition of Assimilation
Tsking absorbed nutrients and making substances the body needs
What is the definition of Ingestion
Ingestion is taking in food
What is the definition of Digestion
Digestion is breaking down food
What is the definition of Elimination
Elimination is getting rid of waste
What is the process of Digestion in order
- Mechanical
- Secretion
- Digestion
- Absorption
- Elimination
What is in the digestive track
- Mouth
- Secretion
- Salivary amylase
What are the digestive Organ
-The Stomach
-The Small Intestine
-The Large intestine
What are the accessory organs
- The Pancreas
- The Liver
- The Gall Bladder
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Stomach Function
Temporarily store and break down food. Produce enzymes to digest food.
Small Intestine Function
The Small intestine absorbs nutrients, which the help of the cilia on in interior
The Large intestine Function
The Large intestine absorbs water from food
The Pancreas Function
The pancreas secretes insulin to regulate blood glucose
The livers Function
The liver
-Detoxifies blood
-Produces plasma proteins
-Destroy old red blood cells
-Stores glucose as glycogen
-Produces bile
The Gall Bladder Function
The Gall bladder Stores bile
What are the Protease
Pepsin
Erepsin
Trips in
Chymotrypsin
Lipase
Where is the pepsin produced, active in, and what nutrients is digested
Pepsin
Produced: stomach
Active in: stomach
Nutrients: proteins
Where is the erepsin produced, active in, and what nutrients is digested
Erepsin
Produced: small intestine
Active in: small intestine
Nutrients protein
Where is the tripsin produced, active in, and what nutrients is digested
Tripsin
Produced: pancreas
Active in: small intestine
Nutrients: protein
Where is the Chymotrypsin produced, active in, and what nutrients is digested
Chymotrypsin
Produced: pancreas
Active in: small intestine
Nutrients: protein
Where is the lipase produced, active in, and what nutrients is digested
Lipase
Produced: pancreas
Active in: small intestine
Nutrient: lipids
