Digestion Flashcards
Stages of nutrition
Getting energy from our food
Eating
Food is taken in by the body
Digestion
Food is broken down
Absorption
Digested food passes into the blood stream
Elimination
Getting rid of undigested food
Physical Digestion
Taking large pieces of food and breaking them down into smaller pieces.
Functions of parts of the digestive system
Mouth,Oesophagus,Liver,Stomach,Pancreas,Small intestine, Large intestine, Rectum ,Anus.
Mouth
Physical (teeth) and chemical (amylase) digestion
Oesophagus
Brings food from mouth to stomach
Liver
Makes bile (breaks down fat)
Stomach
Physical (churning) and chemical (stomach enzyme) digestion
Pancreas
Makes digestive juices called enzyme
Small intestine
Most if the chemical digestion occurs here
Large intestine
Water reabsorption happens here
Rectum
Stores undigested food