How is food moved along the digestive system? Flashcards
1
Q
How is food moved along the digestive system?
A
It moves by the contraction of muscles in the gut wall
2
Q
What is the movement of food called?
A
Peristalisis
3
Q
What does the gut wall contain?
A
Two layers of muscles running in different directions
4
Q
How does food go down the oesophagus?
A
~Muscles in the wall of the gut contract
~Contractions by muscles push the food along the digestive system
5
Q
What does bile do?
A
It emulsifies fats, which means breaking down large droplets of fat to smaller droplets
This increases the surface area of the fats for the enzyme lipase to work on
