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What is digestion ?

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Breaking down food particles so that it is small enough to be digested

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What is absorption ?

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Transporting food molecules from the lumen of the gut into the blood

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What is the alimentary canal ?

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The alimentary canal is the long tube that forms your digestive system running from your mouth to the anus

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4
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What is ingestion ?

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Taking food into the alimentary canal

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What is egestion ?

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The removal of food from the body that cannot be digested

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6
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What is excretion ?

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The separation of metabolic waste of the body

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7
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What is the eosophagus?

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Carrie’s food to the stomach through muscular contractions

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8
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What is the small and large intestine

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Large) exes water is absorbed from food
Small) where food is absorbed into your blood

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9
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What are the two main types of carbohydrates

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Complex and simple

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10
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What are the three different joints

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Hinge
Ball and socket
Fused joints

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11
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An example of a immovable joint is

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The cranium (skull)

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12
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What is the starch testi

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It will turn a blue black with iodine

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13
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What is the sugar test

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It will turn yellow with Benedict’s solution

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14
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What does the pancreas do?

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Produce enzymes

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15
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What kind of joint is the knee joint

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Hinge joint

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16
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Why doesn’t the cranium have the same joint as a knee joint

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Because cranium is a immovable joint

17
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Why is the shoulder a ball and socket joint

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Because ball and sockets allow you to perform a wide range of movements
Which shoulders do like catching stuff

18
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Match up each of these
1. To much sugar
2. Too much fat
3. Too much salt
4. Too little protein
5. Too little carbohydrates
-heart disease
-tooth decay
-high blood pressure
- little energy
-poor growth

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  1. Tooth decay
  2. Heart disease
  3. High blood pressure
  4. Poor growth
  5. Little energy
19
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Look at this information about fat and fibre . Which fruits have the highest amount of fibre

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Apricot and pineapple

20
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Why is fibre important in our diet

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Fibre is a natural plant material we need it fills us up easily

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