Digestive System 🍗 Flashcards

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1
Q

What does the stomach do?

A

It breaks down the food with enzymes

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2
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What does the large intestine do?

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It squeezes out any last nutrients before it goes to the anus

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3
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What does the small intestine do?

A

Squeezes out nutrients into the bloodstream

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4
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What does the anus do?

A

It releases feeces

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5
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What helps digest your food in the stomach?

A

Acids and enzymes

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6
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What does the liver do

A

Produces bile and acids to break down food, breaks down posinous substances such as alcohol and drugs

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7
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What does the pancreas do

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Produces enzymes to digest food

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8
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What is the enzyme in saliva called and what does it break down.

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Anmylase, carbohydates

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9
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What is the enzyme in the stomach called and what does it break down

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Protease, protein

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10
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What does hydrochloric acid kill

A

Bad bacteria

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11
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What are the 2 types of digestion?

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Mechanical and chemical digestion

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12
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What does the liver produce?

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Bile

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13
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What is the function of the oesophagus?

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It carries down food from the mouth to the stomach where food is digested

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14
Q

Y do we need to eat food?

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Food gives us energy, protein, vitamins and minerals and we need that for our body to function

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15
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Where does mechanical digestion take place

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In the mouth (the teeth)

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16
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Where does chemical digestion take place

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In the stonach (the acids and enzymes)

17
Q

How does the small intestine create a large surface area?

A

It has loads of villi

18
Q

What does villi have that helps absorb nutrients?

A

Thin layer of cells surounding it, large surface area

19
Q

What is a catalyst?

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Something that speeds things up (literally a power up)

20
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How are ezymes catalysts

A

They speed up digestion