Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
mechanical digestion
A
- anything you are doing mechanically in order to break down your food
2
Q
chemical digestion
A
- it happens mainly in the stomach
- food is broken down with chemicals, enzymes, and acids
3
Q
teeth
A
- the shape and skull size has to do with what you eat and how you eat
4
Q
enzymes
A
- little proteins that breakdown food
5
Q
peristalsis
A
- it happens in your esophagus, it pushes it down into your stomach
6
Q
epiglottis
A
- it covers the wind pipe, so food doesn’t go down it
7
Q
chyme
A
- it is the soupy mixture in the stomach
8
Q
villi
A
- they are like little fingers, they help mix up food in the stomach
9
Q
pylatin
A
- it breaks down starches into sugar
10
Q
pepsin
A
- it breaks down proteins
11
Q
amylase, trypsin, and lipase
A
- it breaks down starch, proteins, and faats
12
Q
lactase, maltase, sucrase, peptidase, and lipase
A
- it helps to break down sugar, protein, and fats
