Digestive System Flashcards
Digestion
Breakdown of food
Physical Digestion
Broken down by teeth or churned by stomach
Chemical Digestion
Broken down by enzymes
Ingestion
Food d is ingested into the mouth
DIgestion
Food is broken down
Absorption
Passed into the blood
Assimilation
Used for energy
Egestion
Faeces get transferred out from the anus
Mouth
Food is ingested through the mouth
Incisors
Cut and bite food
Canines
tear food
Premolars
crush and grind food
Molars
Crush and grind food
Oesophagus
Food is moved through the oesophagus
Stomach
Physically churns food
Small Intestine
Food from stomach enters and more ennzymes breakdown food
Pancreas
Produces digestive enzymes
Liver
Largest internal organ
Large
Food from the small intestine enters
Rectum
Faeces are stored before egstion
Anus
Faeces are passed ut through anus
Enzymes
Speed up chemical reactions