Digestion Flashcards
What is a tissue
A group of similar cells that work together to preform a specific purpose
What comes first in your digestive system and what urpose does it serve?
The mouth-contains teeth tho break up the food and salivary glands to secrete amylase enzyme to break down starch
What is the function of the oesophagus
To push food down to the stomach
What is the enzyme that breaks down starch
Amylase
What enzyme is present in the saliva
Amylase- for breaking down starch
Where is amylase produced?
Salivary glands and pancreas
What does the stomach use to destroy pathogens
Hydrochloric acid
What does the stomach secrete
Protease enzymes
What enzyme digests protein
Protease-in the stomach
What does the liver create
Bile
What is protein broken down into
Amino acids
What are carbohydrates like starch broken down into
Glucose
What breaks down lipids (fats and oils)
Lipases
What is the purpose of bile (made in the liver)
To emulsify the fat
It is not an enzyme
