Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
What is the physical digestion?
A
Large chunks of food broken down to smaller chunks of food without the use of chemicals.
2
Q
What is chemical digestion?
A
Breaks down food into smaller chunks with use of chemicals eg. Enzymes
3
Q
What is Peristalsis?
A
Process which moves through the digestive system especially in the Oesophagus.
4
Q
What is the Oesophagus?
A
Contracts the muscles to move the food down.
5
Q
What is the role of the liver?
A
Store and distribute food.
6
Q
A human and bird both have an…
A
Oesophagus
7
Q
Birds have one intestine
True/false
A
True
8
Q
Humans have both a small and large intestines
True/false
A
True
