Digestive System Flashcards
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What is ingestion
A
Putting food in ur mouth
1
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What is the purpose months digestive system
A
Digest and absorb
2
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Digestion
A
Breaking large molecules into small molecules
3
Q
Absorption
A
Soluble molecules absorbed into blood
4
Q
Egestion
A
Undigested waste Is removed from the body
5
Q
What is in saliva and what does it do
A
Amylase
Breaks down food
6
Q
What do the gastric Juices contain
A
Protease which digests things into amino acids
7
Q
What happens in the first part of the small intestine and what is it called
A
Duodenum foods are mixed with enzymes which break down carbohydrates fats and proteins into lipase and fat into fatty acids called glycerol which can then be absorbed into the blood
8
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What is the last part of the small intestine called
A
Illeum
Absorbed soluble particles into the blood
