Digestive System Flashcards
Oesophagus
Squashes food with muscles and moves down(peristalsis).
Liver
Produces bile to store fat and collects protein
Large intestine
Where the water is left from the feces
Stomach
Mixes food with acids and juices to kill bacteria.
Panacres
Forms the enzymes/juices
Small intestine
Where the nutrients are collected and moved along by the villi.
Rectum
Where the feces is stored before it leaves the body.
Anus
A ring of muscle that releases the feces.
Organ order
Cells-tissues-organs-organs systems-organisms
Protein
Build and repairs tissue and enzymes
Made of amino acids
Fish,meat,egg,cheese
Carbohydrate
Fuel to make reactions possible
Made of starch but sugar carbohydrate is made of glucose and sucrose
Bread,pasta,potato,rice
Lipids
A store of energy in your diet
Made of 3 fatty acids and a glycerol
Oil,butter,cream,cheese
