Digestion Stuff Flashcards
1
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Mechanical Digestion
A
Physical break down of the food. LARGE to SMALL pieces. Organs:- Mouth and Stomach
2
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Chemical Digestion
A
Break down of large food pieces. Chemicals in the Stomach and Saliva.
3
Q
Ingestion
A
Taking food in through the mouth
4
Q
Egestion
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Removal of UNdigested food from the body
5
Q
Absorbtion
A
Products of digestion move through the GUT into the blood. Organs Small Intestine
6
Q
Undigested Food
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Passes though the LARGE INTESTINE and leaves as FAECES poo.
7
Q
Water Is…..
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Reabsorbed in large intestines. Diarrhoea if there is an infection.
