Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
Parts of digestive system?
A
Mouth
Oesophagus
Liver
Stomach
Gallbladder
Pancreas
Small intestine
Large intestine
Anus
Rectum
2
Q
Stages 1 of digestive system
A
Ingestion (Eating)
3
Q
Stage 2 of digestive system
A
Digestion (stomach)
4
Q
Stage 3 of digestive system
A
Absorption (digested food enters blood)
5
Q
Stage 4 of digestive system
A
Assimilation
6
Q
Stage 5 of digestive system
A
Egestion
7
Q
Oesophagus?
A
Carries food to stomach + squeezes food on way down
8
Q
Stomach?
A
Full of gastric juices
9
Q
Absorption?
A
Small intestine and large intestine
10
Q
Rectum
A
Where any waste food is left as faeces
11
Q
Anus
A
Relaxes food to let faeces out
12
Q
Liver
A
Creates bile and breaks down fat
13
Q
Gallbladder
A
Stores bile
14
Q
Pancreas
A
Makes other gastric juices
15
Q
Mouth
A
Teeth breaks down food
Saliva breaks down chemicals
