Digestion

Question 1

What enzymes do the salivary glands produce?

Answer 1

Amylase in saliva

Question 2

What happens at the liver?

Answer 2

bile is produced which emulsifies fats and neutralises stomach acid

Question 3

What happens at the stomach?

Answer 3

pummels food with muscular walls and produces hydrochloric acid to kill bacteria and give the correct pH (2)

Question 4

What enzymes are produced in the stomach?

Answer 4

protease.

Question 5

What happens at the gall bladder?

Answer 5

Bile is stored before it is released into the small intestine

Question 6

What enzymes are produced at the pancreas?

Answer 6

protease, amylase and lipase

Question 7

What enzymes are produced in the small intestines?

Answer 7

protease, amylase and lipase

Question 8

What happens at the small intestines?

Answer 8

digested food is absorbed into the blood stream

Question 9

What happens at the large intestines?

Answer 9

excess water is absorbed

Question 10

What happens at the rectum?

Answer 10

faeces are stored before they go to the anus