Digestion and Excretion Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four steps of food being processed called?
A
ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination
2
Q
What is the process that breaks down food into small molecules so they can move through the cell called?
A
digestion
3
Q
What two processes is digestion made of?
A
chemical and mechanical
4
Q
Mechanical digestion take place when food is…
A
chewed mixed and churned
5
Q
When saliva helps break down the food what kind of digestion is occurring?
A
chemical
6
Q
What makes chemical digestion happen?
A
enzymes
7
Q
The enzyme in the mouth is called…
A
amylase
8
Q
Where does absorption take place?
A
in the small intestines
9
Q
What does bile do
A
it breaks up food particles
10
Q
Why is it important for the large intestine to absorb water?
A
so the body can maintain homeostasis
11
Q
What is homeostasis?
A
