Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
Digestion
A
Breakdown of food
2
Q
Physical Digestion
A
Broken down by teeth or churned by stomach
3
Q
Chemical Digestion
A
Broken down by enzymes
4
Q
Ingestion
A
Food d is ingested into the mouth
5
Q
DIgestion
A
Food is broken down
6
Q
Absorption
A
Passed into the blood
7
Q
Assimilation
A
Used for energy
8
Q
Egestion
A
Faeces get transferred out from the anus
9
Q
Mouth
A
Food is ingested through the mouth
10
Q
Incisors
A
Cut and bite food
11
Q
Canines
A
tear food
12
Q
Premolars
A
crush and grind food
13
Q
Molars
A
Crush and grind food
14
Q
Oesophagus
A
Food is moved through the oesophagus
15
Q
Stomach
A
Physically churns food
