Digestive System 🧸 Flashcards
PancreasIngestion:
the food is taken into the mouth Increased surface area to allow food to be absorbed into the bloodstream.
Digestion:
the food is broken down into simpler, absorbable molecules
Absorption:
the absorbable molecules are passed into the blood and carried to all of the cells of the body
Assimilation:
the food is used by the body for energy and to build new cells
Egestion:
undigested food material is released from the digestive system as faeces
Villi:
small fingerlike projections along the small intestines that
Enzymes:
Enzymes are chemicals that speed up reactions without being used up in reaction.
Mouth
Physical and chemical design
Oesophaguses
Brings food from mouth to stomach
Liver
Makes bile
Stomach
Physical and chemical digestion
Pancreas
Makes digestive juices
Small intestine
most chemical digestion
Large intestine
Water reabsorption
Rectum
Stores undigested food
