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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A 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 from here

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Liver

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Makes bile to break down fats

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Stomach

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Stores food and mixes it with digestive juices

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Chemical digestive

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Uses enzyme

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Enzyme

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Enzyme protein that can speed up a chemical reaction without being used in the reaction

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Shown action of amylase on starch

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Two test tubes (A has starch)(B is starch and amylase) heated at 37 degrees. Test for starch using iodine and reduce sugar using benidicts solution. A black in iodine And stays blue in the remains in benidicts. B remains brown in iodine and turns brick red in benidict’s