Digestion Flashcards
Physical digestion
Chewing,and breaking down food in mouth and stomach
Digestive system
A group of organs breaking down food
4 types of teeth
Incisors,canines,premolars and molars
Incisors
Cutting
Canines
Tearing
Premolars
Grinding
Molars
Grinding
Mouth
Amylase breaks down starch
Oesophagus
Tube that carries down food to the stomach
Pancreas
Makes digestive enzymes
Large intestine
Passes water back into the blood
Small intestine
Food molecules are absorbed into the bloodstream here in the small intestine
Liver
Makes bile to break down 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
Enzyme,substrate,product
Amylase,starch,maltose
Show action of amylase on starch
To test tubes (A has Starch)(B has starch and amylase)