Digestive System Flashcards

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1
Q

What does each cell in our body need

A

Nutrients

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2
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Digestion

A

The breakdown of food

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3
Q

Starch function

A

Slower supply of energy

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4
Q

Glucose function

A

Fast supply of energy

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5
Q

Fats function

A

Supplies energy /Insulates the body

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6
Q

Vitamins functions

A

Vitamin C prevents scurvy
Vitamin D prevents rickets

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7
Q

Water function

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Helps maintain body temp
Allows cells to function

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8
Q

Glucose source

A

Fruits honey sweets

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9
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Starch source

A

Potatoes rice pasta

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10
Q

Fats source

A

Butter cream oils

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11
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Proteins source

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Lean meat, fish ,egg whites and beans

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12
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Vitamin C source

A

Citrus fruits vegetable potatoes

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13
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Vitamin D

A

Milk butter cheese sunshine

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14
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Water source

A

Drinks vegetables

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15
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Protein function

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Growth/repair of muscle

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16
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What is the smallest carbohydrate

A

Glucose

17
Q

What is a balanced diet

A

Ensuring you obtain the corrrct amount of each food group

18
Q

Hat are the two methods of digestion

A

Physical and chemical

19
Q

What are enzymes

A

Biological catalysts

20
Q

What’s in saliva

A

An enzyme called amylase

21
Q

What is the oesophagus

A

A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

22
Q

Stomach psychical digestion

A

Churning

23
Q

Stomach chemical digestion

A

Dissolves food

24
Q

What happens to food in our body

A

It’s too big so it needs to be broken down

25
Q

What will Amylase only act on

A

Starch

26
Q

Small instestion function

A

Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream

27
Q

Liver function

A

Makes bile and breakdowns red blood cells

28
Q

Facts on bile

A

Made in the liver
Stored in the gall bladder

29
Q

What does food provide

A

Energy growth and repair for the body

30
Q

Pancreas function

A

Produces the enzyme amylase

31
Q

Large ingestion function

A

Reabsorbs water into the blood