Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
What is the digestive system?
A
A big muscular system. It is responsible for changing the food you eat from insoluble molecules to soluble molecules, then absorbing them into the bloodstream.
2
Q
What does the stomach do?
A
The stomach churns food
Produces pepsin and HCl acid to kill bacteria and for the correct pH.
3
Q
What do the salivary glands produce?
A
Amylase in saliva.
4
Q
What does the liver do?
A
Produces bile. Bile neutralises stomach acid and emulsifies fats.
5
Q
What does the pancreas produce?
A
Produces: Protease Amylase Lipase And then releases them into the small intestine.
6
Q
What does the small intestine do?
A
Produces protease, lipase and amylase to COMPLETE digestion. Digested food is absorbed into the bloodstream.
