Digestion Flashcards
Physical digestion
Chewing and breaking up food in mouth and stomach
digestive system
Group of organs breaking down food.
4 types of teeth
Incisors,canines,premolars,molars.
Incisors
Cutting
Canines
Tearing
Premolars
Grinding
Molars
Grinding
Mouth
Amylase breaks down starch
Oesophagus
Tube that carries food to the stomach
Pancreas
Makes digestive enzymes
Large intestine
Passes water back to the blood
Small intestine
Food molecules are absorbed into the blood stream here.
Liver
Makes bile to breakdown fats
Stomach
Stores food and mixes it with digestive juices
Chemical digestion
Uses enzymes
Enzyme
Protein that. Can speed up a chemical reaction without being used up in the reaction
Show action of amylase on starch
Two test tubes (a has starch)(B has starch and amylase)heated at 37 degrees.test for starch using iodine