Digestion Flashcards
1
Q
Ingestion/Eating
A
Food is taken in by
the body.
2
Q
Digestion
A
Food is broken down
3
Q
Absorption
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 undigested
food.
6
Q
Physical digestion
A
◼ Taking large pieces
of food and breaking
them down into
smaller pieces.
Happens in the:
◼ Mouth (Teeth)
◼ Stomach (churning)
7
Q
Enzymes
A
are
chemicals that
speed up reactions
without being used
up in the reaction
8
Q
Chemical digestion
A
◼ Involves the use of
chemicals called
enzymes to break
down food
9
Q
Mouth
A
physical and
chemical digestion
10
Q
Oesophagus
A
brings food from
mouth to stomach
11
Q
Liver
A
Makes bile
12
Q
Stomach
A
Physical
and chemical
digestion
13
Q
Pancreas
A
makes
digestive juices
14
Q
Small intestine:
A
Most chemical
digestion
15
Q
Large intestine
A
Water reabsorption
