Digestion Flashcards
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Physical digestion
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Chewing and breaking up food in mouth and stomach
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digestive system
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Group of organs breaking down food.
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4 types of teeth
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Incisors,canines,premolars,molars.
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Incisors
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Cutting
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Canines
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Tearing
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Premolars
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Grinding
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Molars
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Grinding
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Mouth
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Amylase breaks down starch
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Oesophagus
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Tube that carries food to the stomach
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Pancreas
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Makes digestive enzymes
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Large intestine
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Passes water back to the blood
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Small intestine
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Food molecules are absorbed into the blood stream here.
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Liver
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Makes bile to breakdown fats
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Stomach
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Stores food and mixes it with digestive juices
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Chemical digestion
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Uses enzymes
