Digestion + Emzymes Flashcards

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Digestion

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The breakdown of food

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Chemical digestion

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Breakdown of food using enzyms

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Enzyme

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A protein that speeds up a reaction in the body without the enzyme being used up

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Amylase

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Salivary which digests starch, breaking it down into simpler sugar called maltose

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Equation for starch

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Starch -> amylase -> maltose

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Molar

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Largest teeth, they crush and grind food

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Premolars

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Round teeth, crush and grind food

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Canines

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Long and pointed. Grip and tear food

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Incisors

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Sharp edges like a chisel, slice food

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10
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What kills bacteria and softens food in the stomach

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Hydrochloride acid

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Small intestine

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Produce more enzymes which complete the breakdown of food. In the lower part of the small intestine, the food passes into the bloodstream.

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Liver

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Produces bile - helps digest fat in the small intestine

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Pancreas

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Produces enzymes. They pass from pancreas to the small intestine to help digest the food

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Large intestine

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The end part of the instestine that is wider and shorter that small intestine. It takes water back into bloodstream leaving waste material which is called faeces which is then excreted.

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15
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Egestion

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The loss of undigested food

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16
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Product

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Substance produced by an enzyme

17
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Substrate

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Substance the enzyme acts on