Digestion Flashcards
1
Q
Digestion
A
Food is broken down
2
Q
Absorbation
A
Digested food passes into the blood stream
3
Q
Elimination
A
Getting rid of undigested food
4
Q
Physical digestion
A
Taking large pieces of food and breaking them into smaller pieces
5
Q
Mouth
A
Physical (teeth) and chemical (amylase) digestion
6
Q
Oesophagas
A
Brings food from mouth to stomach
7
Q
Liver
A
Makes bile (break down fats)
8
Q
Stomach
A
Physical (churning) and chemical (stomach enzymes) digestion
9
Q
Pancreas
A
Makes digestive juices called enzymes
10
Q
Eating
A
Food taken in by the body
11
Q
Small intestine
A
Most of the chemical digestion occurs here
12
Q
Large intestine
A
Water reabsorptation happens here
13
Q
Rectum
A
Stores undigested food
14
Q
Anus
A
Undigested food passes out
15
Q
Product
A
The substane product as a result of the action of an enzyme
