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digestion - body parts Flashcards

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Mouth

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  • bite&chew = smaller particles and forms bolus due to saliva
  • salivary amylase begins breakdown of carbs
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Oesophagus

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  • peristalsis propels foods into the stomach
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Stomach

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  • mixes with gastric juices to form chyme
  • begins chemical breakdown of proteins
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Liver / gall bladder

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  • L: produces bile
  • GB: stores and releases bile into the small intestine
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Small intestine

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  • peristalsis pushes chyme through small intestine
  • bile breaks down fat into fatty acids and glycerol
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Colon

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  • peristalsis pushes chyme through large intestine
  • remaining waste is gathered, including indigestible fibre
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Rectum/ anus

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  • water is release
  • waste is expelled
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