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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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 bloodstream 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 digestion

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Uses enzymes

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Enzyme

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

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Show action of amylase on starch

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

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Non renewable sources

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Non renewable energy sources cannot be replaced and will run out