Digestion Flashcards
Digestion
Food is broken down.
Absorption
Digested food passes into the bloodstream.
Elimination
Getting rid of undigested food
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 enzymes) digestion.
Pancreas
Makes digestive juices called enzymes.
Small intestine
Most of the chemical digestion occurs here
Large intestine
Water reabsorption happens here
Rectum
Stores undigested foods
Anus
Undigested food passes out.
Product
The substance produced as a result of the action of an enzyme
Substrate
The substance that an enzyme acts on.
Small intestine
- Most chemical digestion happens here.
2. Absorption of nutrients happens here.
Eating
Food is taken in by the body.
Incisor
Cutting
Canine
Tearing
Premolar
Grinding
Molar
Grinding
Starch
Is broken down by the enzyme amylase into sugar maltose
Amylase
Enzyme in saliva
Starch is a
Substrate