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Digestive System Flashcards

0
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Each enzyme has an active site which have conditions specific that help them to work at their __________

A

Optimum

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An example of an __________ is amylase (found in the mouth)

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Enzyme

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2
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What are enzymes and what do they do

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They are catalysts which speed up reactions

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3
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If particles move faster then they are more likely to collide and therefore ________

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React

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4
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What is a substrate

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A molecule that is changes in a reaction

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5
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If you increase the temperature too much then the enzymes will become ____________ and therefore will not work

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Denatured

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6
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Outside their optimum pH an enzyme can become _____________

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Denatured

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7
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What is bile

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A green liquid made up of bile salts

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8
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What is the lock and key theory

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That the substrate can fit into the active site exactly like a key fitting into a lock because the enzymes are very specific

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9
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The rate of an enzyme controlled reaction is affected by factors such as: (3)

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Temperature
pH
Enzyme concentration
Substrate concentration

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10
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Bile ___________ lipids/fats

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Bile emulsifies fats

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11
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What does emulsify mean

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Break things down from big to small

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12
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The pH of the small intestine is about ___

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9 (8-9) alkaline

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13
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How is the structure of a villus adapted for the absorption of the products of digestion

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1: Large surface area
2: Capillaries help it take useful substances to other parts of the body
3: Blood moves continually in the capillaries
4: This maintains concentration gradient
5: For diffusion
6: Lacteal absorbs fatty acids + glycerol
7: Villi is one cell thick

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14
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Bile is made by the _________
Stored in the _______ _________
Travel down the _______ ______

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Made by the Liver
Stored in the Gall Bladder
Travel down the Bile Duct

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15
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Functions of hydrochloric acid:

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Kills bacteria

The right pH for the protease enzyme to work

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16
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Pancreatic enzymes are made by the ___________

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The pancreas

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17
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Salivary amylase in the mouth turns starch into __________

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Starch —–> Maltose (smaller sugars)

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18
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Pepsin in the stomach turns protein into ________ _______

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Protein —–> Amino acids

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19
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Maltase in the small intestine turns maltose into ___________

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Maltose —–> Glucose

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20
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Lipase, a lipid enzyme, turns lipids into _________ ________ + _____________

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Lipids —–> fatty acids + glycerol

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21
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Trypsin in the small intestine turns proteins into ________ _______

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Protiens —–> Amino acids

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22
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Most food is absorbed in the _______ ___________

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Small intestine

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24
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The ___________ is very acidic due to Hydrochloric acid

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Stomach

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25
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Function of the oesophagus:

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Muscular tube which connects the mouth and stomach

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25
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Food passes along the oesophagus to the stomach by ______________

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Peristalsis

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26
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Functions of the stomach:

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Muscles breaks down food
Produces protease enzymes
Produces Hydrochloric acid

27
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The stomach churns and mixes food to produce a thick liquid called _________

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Chyme

28
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When the sphincter muscle opens, food passes from the stomach into the ________ ____________

A

Stomach —–> Small intestine

29
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As the stomach is strongly acid, it has an optimum _____ of about 2

A

pH

30
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Partly digested food is held back in the stomach by a ring of muscle at the stomach outlet, called a ___________ muscle

A

Sphincter

31
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Bile and pancreatic juice are ____________ therefore they neutralise the acidic contents that have arrived from the stomach

A

Alkaline

32
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Function of the pancreas:

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Produces enzymes (protease, amylase, lipase) and releases them into the small intestine

33
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Enzymes break down food until they are small enough to be absorbed in the last part of the small intestine, the __________

A

The ileum

34
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__________ move food along the gut

A

Muscles

35
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When the longitudinal muscles contract and the circular muscles relax, the gut is made ___________

A

Longer

36
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The intestine contains 2 layers, the __________ muscle layer and the __________________

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Circular

Longitudinal

37
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What is peristalsis

A

Muscle contractions which push food without the need of gravity

38
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Chemical breakdown is finished in the ______________

A

Duodenum (top of the small intestine)

39
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When the circular layer contracts and the longitudinal muscles relax, the gut is made __________

A

Smaller

40
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The process of taking food into the body is called _____________

A

Ingestion

41
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What is digestion

A

The breakdown of food in the body by enzymes

42
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Products of digestion are ___________ into the bloodstream

A

Absorbed into the bloodstream

43
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Digestion by enzymes is known as ____________ digestion

A

Chemical digestion

44
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The job of bile is to emulsify fats as well as to ________________ the stomach acids

A

Neutralise the stomach acids

45
Q

Carbohydrase breaks down sugars into __________

A

Glucose

46
Q

Trypsin breaks down proteins into _____________

A

Proteins —–> peptides

47
Q

Pepsin breaks down peptides into __________ _________

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Peptides —–> amino acids

48
Q

The individual cells lining the villi have structures called _______________ which further increase surface area

A

Microvilli

49
Q

The villi absorb ____________ and ____________ __________ through the blood capillaries

A

Glucose

Amino acids

50
Q

_________ _______ and _____________ are absorbed into the lacteal which lives in the middle of the villi

A

Fatty acids and glycerol

51
Q

Before waste is removed from the body, it is stored in the ___________

A

Rectum

52
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Function of the large intestine:

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Excess water is absorbed

53
Q

Amylase turns starch into maltose.

In this equation what is the enzyme, what is the substrate and what is the product(s)

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Enzyme = amylase
Substrate = starch
Product(s) = maltose
54
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Function of the anus

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Where faeces leave the body

55
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What is the removal of undigested food/waste

A

Egestion

56
Q

Name the 2 types of digestion

A

Mechanical digestion

Chemical digestion

57
Q

Proteases turn proteins into ________ _______

A

Amino acids

58
Q

5 main stages of digestion

A 
Ingestion
Digestion
Absorption
Assimilation
Egestion
59
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2 types of chemical digestion

A

Enzymes

Bile

61
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2 types of mechanical digestion

A

Teeth

Stomach muscles

62
Q

Functions of bile:

A

Neutralises for enzyme conditions

Emulsifies fats

63
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Function of the gall bladder:

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Stores bile

64
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Function of the liver:

A

Produces bile

65
Q

How is the mouth adapted for digestion

A

Salivary glands produce amylase

Teeth break down food

66
Q

Name the first 5 stages of digestion in order:

A 
Ingestion
Digestion
Absorption (Molecules moving into blood)
Assimilation (Molecules moving into cells)
Egestion

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